Why?
Today while having a picnic in the park celebrating Presidents Day I asked Grace who her favorite president was. She replied” Abraham Lincoln.” So I asked “Why?” She came back with,” I hate WHY questions.” So you know what I had to ask her… “WHY?” I giggled so hard and she just stared at me perplexed! I love my 7 year old girl! Don’t we all have days were we just want to say “BECAUSE!” and not have the WHY questions….. I know I do. Happy Presidents Day Grace! And...
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As my dear friend says , in her best Steel Magnolias accent……”There is nothing like a good bed party!” I agree! Let me explain what a Bed Party is. It is a unscheduled gathering of some of your favorite people, plopping down in comfortable clothes on a bed and having great conversation and lots of laughter. Last night after a very long day I came home to a great Thai dinner with my big boys. Then we watched a movie of my choice….in one word, PAINFUL ….Bad movie, Bad choice. After I got down off the...
read moreFiller UP!
The other night my sweet 9 year old boy was having a hard time getting to sleep so he snuggled in next to me as I was watching The Bachelor on TV…..I know, I know….. after a few minutes he says to me, “What are you watching?” So I sheepishly explain and he responds…..”Don’t they know you don’t find love on a Game Show?” I smiled and was so happy that he understood that true love was not found on a Game Show! Filled my tank….. This morning as I was making breakfast for the kids,...
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6 Week Study Starting Wednesdays Feb. 24th @ 6:30 pm Men and Women Starting Mondays March 1st @ 9:30 am Women only Cost:$60 First United Methodist Church Winter Park Family Life Center Life is messy and difficult at times and we have emotions that arise out of these moments. Some recent, others created in the past and we just can’t seem to let go of them. Feelings of pain, anger, fear, loneliness, anxiety, doubt, regret, unforgiveness or maybe just feeling unloved or unworthy. How we handle the brokenness determines what our...
read moreRhythm
I love the idea of rhythm…..it is part of our life and we don’t give it too much thought. Rhythm is one of the most basic laws of life. Night follows day…winter follows summer, then spring…we wake and we sleep. Sometimes we can forget this law when we are deep in the challenges of life, we assume that the current phase of our life will last forever. It won’t….. one thing that is certain is change happens, it is part of the human experience and is inevitable. Change is a principle of life and rhythm is a big...
read moreSHORT STICK!
I find that in a life that is shared with others, loved ones, especially family, no matter how hard we try to make and keep everyone happy, someone draws the Short Stick. With each situation it is different. Some days it’s the kids or a specific child who been given the Short Stick. Other times it can be a spouse, friend or family member. Maybe it’s work. It can even be the house after a long week of running. But more often it is you…..the woman, the mom, the wife, because we are usually more comfortable being the owner of the Short...
read moreMountain Air……Morning Chats
Some days we just have to quiet ourselves… our spirits, hearts and minds…. our world, to really hear what God wants to speak into our life.. He comes in a whisper and that can be hard to hear in our busy loud lives! May you find some quiet and hear what he has to say to you! I am in North Carolina getting ready for a Girls Retreat. We have 30 women coming and I am so excited to see what God has in store for them and me! If you read my Moses Moments you know that I was a bit apprehensive about what I was to speak on. And even as I...
read moreSabbath Saturday
YEAH, It’s Saturday!!!! My day for “Fruitful Uselessness” of rest, play and delight! There is something wonderful about doing nothing of significance. Just to be. I read all about this in a wonderful book a few years back called SABBATH by Wayne Muller. I love the book, it has kind of become a hand book for life in my house and it’s fresh look at what Sabbath can mean in our lives and in our homes. Mark 2:27 says….”You are not made for the Sabbath, the Sabbath was made for YOU!” I think sometimes we...
read moreMoses Moments
I have been preparing for a woman’s retreat which I feel blessed to be a part of. We have a wonderful “Team” of girls ( 3 of us) who all have unique gifts and talents. There is someone to organize the housing, fun and meals. Then someone to handle the money and maps on how to get there. I get the worship slice of the pie. Music and Jesus.This is community in action! As I am preparing I am very prayerful about what it is that God wants to say to these women. As always it is not about me but what God want’s to speak...
read more“Help, I need somebody….”
Love this Beatles song. It is how we all feel at times but we just don’t sing it loud enough. Everybody needs a little help now and then, but we don’t ask. We either are too arrogant to ask….I can do it myself! Or embarrassed to ask….Others will know I am a mess and don’t have it together! Or maybe we just don’t think anyone really cares. WRONG! This is a song that I have learned to sing loudly over the last few years. Being a single mom, trying to start a business, juggling life, bills, children, house...
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Merrill Is a mother of 5 who has found her calling in sharing her experiences from life with others. She can help you break out of your routine to live life to its fullest potential.