What motivates or inspires you? What awakens the creativity within you? When you are feeling down, what helps to snap you out of it? The Five Minute Friday word for the week is inspire. Whenever I am feeling overwhelmed, spending time outdoors helps me to relax and refocus. Inspired By Music and Teaching We spent… Continue reading Inspired By Nature, People and Music
Comfort is the Five Minute Friday prompt for this week. I like the sound of that word. It gives such a good feeling. Just the thought of it immediately causes me to relax and begin to feel refreshed. I think of all the ways we can be comforted. Sometimes it doesn't take much… Continue reading Comfort Can Be Found in a Variety of Ways
Blessing is the Five Minute Friday word for this week. I often end my comments on blogs with a simple phrase, Blessings to you! It's my way of showing that I care and carries a little more meaning than just saying Have a good day! I'm essentially asking God to bless them in whatever place… Continue reading Blessings: To Give and To Receive
I am combining my writing prompts this week, because they go together so well. The Five Minute Friday prompt is the word STEADY. The first thing that came to mind was the thought that slow and steady wins the race, from the story about the tortoise and the hare. That's good advice, but sometimes we need more than ourselves… Continue reading Steady and Sure with God as My Guide
Back in the fall of 2015, I received a brand new NIV Bible for Women published by Zondervan, in exchange for my review. I had very good intentions, but there were many interruptions and I failed to complete it in a timely manner. Things have settled down a bit, and I'm finally sharing my review.… Continue reading Women, A Devotional Bible Just for You
Star & Bloom are the haiku prompt words for the weekly haiku challenge at Ronovan Writes. My first thought was of the sun, one of the stars of the universe. It is very hot and bright. No one could survive if we lived too close to it. The naked eye cannot behold it without being… Continue reading Stars and Blooms and Following Dreams