Category Archives: Today’s Encouragement
It’s Nice to be Noticed!
Thank you, Catherine Lyon, author of Addicted to Dimes and recovery blogger at http://catherinelyonaddictedtodimes.wordpress.com/ for nominating me for a Super Sweet Blogger Award. Check out her blog, you’ll find some great recovery resources there. Catherine is a new friend and follower of my blog and I think she is VERY SWEET, herself, for thinking of…
Beauty in the Thorns
“Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.” ― Alphonse Karr I must admit, I’m not particularly sorry to see 2013 end. It’s been a year filled with unrelenting struggles, disappointments, illness and financial challenges for us. It’s been one rough patch after another all year long. It’s been…
The Secret to Surviving
We had our first snow of the season late last week. By the next day it had warmed up, the rain returned and it quickly melted away. As we drove to church Sunday, however, I noticed that after several days of intermittent rain showers, random “clumps” of snow still survived. It struck me that most…
A Ruined Life?
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. —Douglas Adams There was a time when we all had dreams and plans. Everything was under control. We had pre-written, in our fantasies, the story that was to be our life. We thought…
Have you ever had one of THOSE weeks?
Well, the past week has definitely been one of THOSE weeks for us. Whatever could go wrong DID. Even the things we expected would be a little tough were FAR more challenging than we ever expected. The story is long and grueling with more twists than a tornado . . . so I will spare…
Our Story . . .
