Think about this statement for a moment: “Every revelation you get makes the previous you a little dumber.” This is some wisdom my husband shared at our last Growth Challenge meeting as we discovered new things about ourselves that morning. Revelation is defined by Dictionary.com as “something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized.” One of Miriam Webster’s online dictionary’s definitions is this, “a pleasant often enlightening surprise.”   I am so thankful for the gift… Read more »

We worked in our flowerbeds yesterday. I love the change of seasons for many reasons and a pretty flowerbed is one of those reasons. Fresh, neat, green! Makes my heart happy. They don’t stay this way long enough in my opinion. Between the sun here in South Louisana frying everything by mid-July and the invading weeds that take over unless you are pulling on a daily basis, they just don’t stay the way they are today – fresh, neat and… Read more »

Among the other books I am reading, I picked up the 40 Days of Decrease by Alicia Britt Chole again to go through during this Lenten Season. My oldest daughter introduced me to it last year and it’s one of those books everyone should purpose to read at least once or get a little crazy and make it a yearly Lent tradition. It’s so good! She takes you through the book of John, traveling with Jesus to the cross. She also challenges you… Read more »