When shopping yields unexpected finds

On Friday night, I went to the Crestview Town Center to hang out with Margaret.  I had a milk shake since I had been craving some sort of desert.  We walked around and chatted and found fun cards at the Halmark store.  It was an enjoyable time. ...

When another’s heart contradicts the jerks’ of my past

Wow!  Thank you, Jesus, for a friend whose heart contradicts those hearts I’ve come into contact with so many times in my life.  A simple phone call.  Humility.  A servant’s heart.  I’m overwhelmed at the mixture of these...

When hope confuses

Hm.  Maybe I’m not as optimistic as I thought I was.  I keep saying, “I hope” to people who encourage me about things in my life.  Tonight, as I left the last FPU class of the season, a classmate was encouraging me concerning the debt...

When God Reminds you of His Plan

When I was young–I’m talking ten, maybe younger–I was talking to God about what we would do with my life. We decided that I would graduate from high school, go to college, get a job, live alone for a year–just so I could prove that I could make...

When to Declare it: The Single Inconvenience

I am confident when I go shopping solo, or when I take a jog around the lake alone.  I pertty much feel secure in my self when I go grocery shopping or have my oil changed or drop something off at the post office or lay by the pool in the summer–all solo,...

When, perhaps, funny thoughts should remain so

On my way home from work on Wednesday, I had some strange thinkings going on.  I can find correlations where there seem to be no correlations.I caugth myself furrowing my eyebrows fiercely.  I’ve lost my sunglasses and the sun was bright.  This,...

When anxiety can seem overwhelming

It seems that I’ve been finding myself anxious more often these days than ever before.  I mean the impatient sort of anxious.  Like, I should be doing a whole lot of somethings that I am not doing.  When I stop and think about it, I think of...

When Life hands you … a lot to do…

I have a crazy schedule this week.  Many people wouldn’t consider this a crazy schedule, but, just remember that I’m an undercommitted single gal. :)Let’s start with the Sabbath Day:Sunday: Church, lunch, FPUMonday: Work, 3 hours of portfolio...

When to question the heart

Ah, the heart.  What a beautiful thing it is.Ha.  Not always.We do all sorts of things to damage and destroy our hearts.  Some people smoke.  Others eat unhealthy foods which clog the arteries leaving the heart.  People drink entirely too much...