but the greatest of these….LOVE

1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.But the greatest of these is love. LOVE. Wonderful love. Arms wrapping around you, holding you tight, whispering bold statements of peace and truth in your ear- kind of love.  The best kind of love, really. Love that asks nothing in return.  Just that …

building, fortifying, refining

Yesterday, I had a breakthrough! For the first time in 9 days, I woke up knowing that it would be a different day.  And it wasn’t because I did anything different – it was because of prayer. Your prayers, my husband’s constant prayers, my own pleads for healing. Source: flickr.com via Lindsay on Pinterest   …

friday confessions – the sick edition

It’s Friday.  Time to ramble. 1.  I confess that I’m sick.  As I write this post, I still haven’t taken a shower for the day (it’s 4pm).  I’m also in my bathrobe.  While no one likes being sick, I think most people appreciate slowing down a bit.  Not me.  I’d kill to be anywhere but …

monday’s mantra

I will not make you read a long post today. (Mostly because I was out late painting our new bedroom and didn’t get back in time to give a flying flip about writing a post.  I did, however, care about watching Walking Dead.  Priorities.) On this particular Monday, when the air is filled with the …

life is good

My sister’s mother-in-law has a fascination with those “Life Is Good” shirts.  Like to the point where Katy knows for a solid fact that she’ll receive one for either her birthday or Christmas (or both) every single year.  They’re pretty cute.  With a memorable saying or a cute little stick figure guy kayaking or something. …