Thankful...
We were in the kitchen last week as my daughter's and I were discussing the Thanksgiving menu for 2009! I said, "Girls, we are discussing this already and it is still a month away?" "Yes!" They shouted with excitement!Listening to their excitement about their favorite dishes that they wanted to prepare, it began to stir my emotions inside of me! I am not sure what has perspired in your lives since Thanksgiving of last year with still having a heart and spirit of being thankful, but I know that it got me thinking!Have you sat down recently and began thinking what exactly does it mean to be thankful in all things? The girls again reminded me of that during our Woman

5 Ways to Stay Sane!
Recently, I returned from a beautiful trip to Breckenridge, Colorado. Beauty, peace, strength, wonder. These are just a few words describing the awesome grandeur of those mountain regions. It is a breath taking as its counter-part, the desert…which is where I went spiritually that same trip.I'm sure many factors played a part: lack of sleep, lack of oxygen, pregnant, travel, God, and even the Enemy of al

Forgiveness...As Seen By A 9-Year Old
My oldest son and I were having one of those talks in the car again. We got on the subject of forgiveness. He was asking about it and said that sometimes he doesn't want to forgive. I let him know that is fairly normal when we've been hurt by someone else. He said that some things just seem like they are too hard to forgive. He went on to ask about the things that have hurt me in my 38 years on this earth. I told him about handful of them and he seemed a little dumbfounded that I could forgive such big things. I then told him that I'd been forgiven so much for the things I'd done wrong that I could not withhold that forgiven

Weekend Blend...Gratitude
Welcome to Weekend Blend at the Cafe!We know how busy the weekends can be. Filled up with errands, activities and spending time with the family; we know because we live that life too! We've decided to "help a sister out!"Beginning this month, we're go

What God Has Done
Just over a year ago, my family moved clear across the country to a small town out west, very different from any place I'd ever lived. Let's just say this Southern girl wasn't exactly thrilled. The following is an excerpt of a post I wrote on my personal blog not long after that move.What does God do when your life is going along smoothly, happily, without a real care in the world, (compared to a mother whose child is hungry and she has nothing to feed her or a father who is struck down with cancer and can no longer work?)What does God do when you think you've been through it all, an ongoing battle with depres