Tag: christianity
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The Random Pile

You all know that there are days when my thoughts don’t quite come together for this little blog. Most of the time, I have an idea of what I want to share here, but there are times when I start to type and before I realize it, what I’m writing just doesn’t come together, and…
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Emily Rea One Year Later

If you’ve been following this little blog for the past year, you know the story about Emily Rea. She is the niece of the dear friend of mind. Emily went missing one year ago today. She planned a short paddleboard outing at the Hungry Horse Reservoir in Flathead County, MT but she never came home.…
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Helping the Little Ones

For the last several years our church has helped one of our local organizations supply fully stocked backpacks to children in need. It’s a wonderful program that provides children with new backpacks and supplies to start the school year. Usually, we provide a list of supplies by grade level and our parishioners shop on their…
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Just Call

Our relationship with Father isn’t rocket science. That’s an interesting way to start this little blog, isn’t it? What I mean is, that He is here with us, He’s right here waiting for us to call on Him. This morning as I sat down outside, I rubbed my little wooden cross in my fingers and…
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Here I Am

You all know that I sit with Father in the morning before coming here to share my thoughts. This morning was no different, well, it was a little. My husband is heading in to work later this morning so he’s enjoying a little extra time before his alarm goes off. That means that when I…
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Chances Are

A few days ago, I shared some details about the process of trying to hire a new team member here in this little blog. I mentioned how I had a candidate I felt was a good fit for the position, however, she chose to go with another opportunity. Not long after, she reached back out…
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A Look Back

The anniversary of the start of this little blog is coming up. In just a few weeks, I’ll mark three years of putting down some daily thoughts here along with a sunrise or sunset picture and a bible verse. This morning, I revisited my first five blogs. I realized how this little blog has changed…
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The People Connection

A few weeks ago I shared a story in this little blog about a friend of ours who passed away. I shared about the brightness of her eyes that always sparkled, even in her advanced stages of dementia. I believe her eyes showed the beauty of her soul. Yesterday was Connie’s funeral and it was…
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Simple Message

I continue to be blessed by comments from so many of you. Your words of encouragement are so appreciated. Many of you say that you enjoy reading my ramblings each morning (or whenever you get to them) and that somehow my words are “just what I needed to hear today”. Well friends, I can assure…
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Let the Words

This morning I have been doing some reading. I’m feeling a little out of sorts, trying to reground myself. What’s the best thing you can do when feeling this way…well, dig into the Bible. I was listening to a podcast yesterday and the host mentioned just that. He was talking about feeling tired and stressed,…