Focus Upward
I'm a daughter of the King of Kings, wife, and mother of 2 lovely young adult daughters. Focusing upward on Jesus.
August 2022 - Share Four Somethings
Days and weeks keep ticking by and we have come to the end of another month. August used to be the time for new backpacks, school supplies, and meeting new teachers. It felt like a new beginning, a time for a restart. However, now that our children are grown, August is just a hot month here in TN. Here is my "hot take" for August Share . . .
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July 2022 - Share Four Somethings
Something Loved: After almost 22 years in this house, we FINALLY put new flooring in our kitchen and dining room to replace the cracked, 35-year-old linoleum. We also replaced the carpet in the living room and the hallway laminate. It was a bit of a project, since the company we liked, Footprints Floors is an install-only company. . . .
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20
Five Minute Friday Challenge
Kate said "20" and the first thing that popped into my mind was my 20 favorite Bible verses. So, here we go...
1. Zephaniah 3:17 "The Lord your God is with you; the mighty One will save you. He will rejoice over you. You will rest in His love; He will sing and be joyful about you.” (New Century . . .
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Trust
Five Minute Friday Challenge
Trust is defined as "reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, of a person or thing; confidence; confident expectation of something; hope."
As a child, I remember singing the hymn, Trust and Obey. I think I liked the melody more than the actual words, to be honest. It can be easy to trust, but actually . . .
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June 2022 - Share Four Somethings
June is coming to a close, so you know what that means, it's time for my monthly review via Heather Gerwing's Share Four Somethings. Check out her blog and the other writers.
Something Loved: I love to read, make lists, and have yearly reading goals. I was recently introduced to an app that keeps track of all of . . .
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May 2022 - Share Four Somethings
Wow, another month has come to an end and another one begins. May was filled to the brim, so let's get started!
Something Loved: Jonathan and I celebrated our 33rd wedding anniversary and we decided to take a trip, as we have done for the past 2 years. We spent a few days in Savannah and Tybee Island, GA. Several friends . . .
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Both...and
Five Minute Friday Challenge
Both...and... Today is Mother's Day and a lot of feelings are surfacing. I heard this "both...and" phrase from Annie F. Downs and other writers over the last few months. It's when you hold 2 seemingly opposing emotions at the same time. Both are valid and sometimes (maybe all the time) you can't have one without the other.
So . . .
