Finding the Best in Midwest Weekend Getaways
Psalm 104: 24-25 “How many are your works, O LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number– living things both large and
Ms. Nike and I walk every morning until it’s either too icy or way too cold for me. We talk a lot on our walks…well, I talk and she listens! But, the other day I got to thinking that maybe we can learn a lot from our dogs (or any pets)! And so, I give you Life Lessons by Nike!
I love fish! I love fish if it’s grilled, baked, fried, in fish tacos, tuna fish sandwiches and I could go on and on about how much I love fish! We do not eat enough fish for my liking and that’s mainly because T is incredibly picky when it comes to fish! Due to his pickiness I’ve baked and fried fish several different ways to no avail! 🙁 Up until now, he’s only liked my uncles fresh fried fish, but don’t worry, I knew I would prevail! 😉
I have been craving fish for so long that I decided I would tackle the fish beast one more time! So last week, I thawed out my Tilapia filets and threw together a quick breading, fried those filets up and…SUCCESS!
Thanks to you my readers and those that commented, I am delivering a check for $25 to the Franklin County Youth for Christ! Thank you so much! Stay tuned for a new Comment for a Cause in a month or
I realized the other day that I talk a lot about the struggles of being a step-parent, but there are so many amazing things about being a step-parent that I think they deserve some recognition too.
I’m going to do these as a count-down, so without further ado…
5. I get time “off”. I know that might sound heartless, but if you’re a parent, you know that there are times that you just need to breathe and have some time for yourself or time alone with your spouse. It has nothing to with your feelings towards the children, but reality is…I get built in “time off” and I cherish the time alone with T!
Proverbs 22:6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. Last day to Comment for a Cause and help out the Franklin County Youth for Christ!
I have to be honest with you, life has been crazy! I know we can all say that at some point, but this week has been incredibly crazy in my world. Football games, homecoming events, North Iowa Blogger workshops, and more have filled our calendar. So, as much as I would like to say how inspired I’ve been to write lately…I haven’t. So, now you’re getting random thoughts on life!
Do you ever hear one of those songs that takes you back to a point in your life…good or bad? That was me this morning driving to work. I popped in a Rascal Flatts CD (yes, I still have CD’s and yes, I still listen to them) into my player in the car and prepared to jam all the way to work. Instead..the first song brought me to tears. Tears of memories, tears of gratitude, tears of joy.
That song was “Stand”. The reason it brought me to tears? That song had become my personal anthem about 9 years ago. You see, I had broken off an engagement and moved home…starting over on my own. I was in a relationship that, at the time, I thought was great! I thought he loved me, although he struggled with ways to show me. He never abused me, never verbally abused me..he just didn’t love me the way I needed to be loved and didn’t give me what I needed in a relationship. While it was the hardest decision of my life (weeks of sleepless nights, endless days & nights of crying and sobbing) and learning how to be “alone” again…I knew it was the best decision for me and him, to be honest.
“God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things we cannot comprehend!” – Job 37:5
