by Shirley | Dec 9, 2015 | Angel of Hope, God Is Close To The Broken Hearted, My Story
There she stood, much taller than she was four years ago, with her brownish-auburn hair flowing gracefully over her left shoulder. Smiling nervously, she looked at me through the dark square framed glasses, my now 14 year old niece, Melanie. Brief awkward hugs were...
by Shirley | Dec 3, 2015 | Choose Joy!, Christmas, My Story
Yesterday on Twitter, I was invited to participate in a link up. (Thank you Hope N. Griffin!) I was extremely excited and flattered that I received this personal invitation. The topic everyone was to write on was how you’re finding joy in every day. She...
by Shirley | Dec 2, 2015 | Giveaway, God Is Close To The Broken Hearted, Inspiration
Around the holiday season, every one wants to look their best. There are Christmas parties with your employer, not to mention getting together with good friends and gathering with families around the holiday. Next up will be New Year’s Eve as you ring in the...
by Shirley | Nov 30, 2015 | Beautiful Music, Christmas, Giveaway
Before there was Christmas music all around, I was listening to Chris Tomlin’s Christmas CD Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship. This album just released on October 23, 2015, and I had it playing at work shortly thereafter. Music relaxes me while I work, and...
by Shirley | Nov 28, 2015 | Holiday Traditions, Thanksgiving
November brought status updates from friends stating what they were thankful for. The idea was to begin November 1st and go through the end of November. What the majority did, though, was go through Thanksgiving day, instead. I chose not to do that, certainly not...