Words for Wednesdays Ever feel like the clock ticks faster between Halloween and New Years? I’d like to live differently this year. I just ordered the e-book, “Celebrating and Savoring a Simple Christmas” that I plan on reading this weekend. The author, Crystal Paine, is the creator of Money Saving…
Five Minute Friday The Word: QUIET A weekly challenge by Lisa-Jo Baker. We all write about 1 word for five minutes. Unedited. Just thoughts. Ready? GO In order to write about the word “quiet,” I had to first go into my room and lock my bedroom door, warning the kids…
Thoughtful Thursdays I’ve decided I’m probably going to get cancer. I’m not wanting to sound insensitive to those fighting the battle, but as I think about everything in life, it just seems like it’s inevitable. My non-stick pots are starting to chip, and looking into their replacements has sent me…
Words for Wednesdays I wish I could have meaningful talks with my relatives long gone. My appreciation for history and the people who lived before me is growing greater by the year. I’m not talking about family trees. Those are just names. Shallow and vague. I want stories. Important life…
I created a Thankfulness Journal for my kids. I plan on having them write out one item per day. For the younger ones, I’ll write it for them. You can download a copy here: http://www.emerickhome.com/hsresources.php Enjoy! And Happy Thanksgiving!
Five Minute Friday A weekly challenge by Lisa-Jo Baker. We all write about 1 word for five minutes. Unedited. Just thoughts. Ready? GO Roots I’m reading a great book by Francine Rivers called Marta’s Legacy, about a woman in the early 1900s who comes over from Switzerland, and then it…
Words for Wednesdays Sometime Bible characters get stuck in the Bible and all lumped together. When we imagine the Israelites in the wilderness, we smash them into one person, as though with a single voice they cried out, “We want meat!” We forget that they were people, just like us,…