by Shirley | Nov 27, 2018 | God Is Close To The Broken Hearted
Our family has faced a heck of a lot recently. We’re not immune to it; no one is. You just don’t expect it to happen to you. Yet, here it is. We managed to push aside the depressing news and try to have a nice Thanksgiving. Realizing that we...
by Shirley | Nov 21, 2018 | Choose Joy!, Depression
Yesterday was a really bad day for me. I went to the bathroom and just cried while I was at work. After reapplying my makeup, I went back to my desk to try to act normal for the remainder of the day. I felt anything but “normal.” I felt crushed,...
by Shirley | Nov 14, 2018 | Intentionally Focused, Love Languages
I grew up in a family where we said, “I love you,” often. No matter if we spoke on the phone ten times a day, we always ended every phone call this way. Parting ways for a short while? Yep, a hug and the words “I love you” were necessary. I...
by Shirley | Nov 12, 2018 | Christmas
My oldest daughter has a wide variety of Sharpie pens in the prettiest colors. She also has gel pens, calligraphy pens, and quite frankly, a pen obsession! She loves doodling on any scrap piece of paper, and just recently she started writing cards with her...
by Shirley | Nov 9, 2018 | Choose Joy!, Depression, Food For Thought
“I feel like I am the cause of all of this, and I don’t like it. I don’t want to be a burden to you.” Someone spoke those very words to me just yesterday. I stopped for a moment because there have been times, I’m sure, in all of our...