and Purposeful Prose
...we all scream for icecream. And then fries! On the weekend we took a drive to the Dairy Queen... Last night Andrew was teasing me as he grabbed his icecream from the freezer and sat down to enjoy the last of it. He says to me, Here I am still nursing this icecream and then [...]
It's no big deal? She wishes this were true Tell this to her battle When she's lost and she's confused Tell this to her mountains When the rocks keep coming loose Tell this to her heart When it's battered and abused. It's no big deal? She wishes it were so Tell this to her giants [...]
Since Andrew and I will be celebrating 25 years married this month, this seems the perfect time to share some of our "How Andrew Met Tina" story, as well as, the events that lead up to my journey of faith. However, first there's a bit of a planting backstory. Before I met Andrew I was [...]
While we're all trying to learn to navigate a world that has required us to do things differently, many of us are also trying to stay the course of our own personal journeys, shining light where we can. I often feel that I'm not pitching in enough, but I've had to let this go. It [...]
The third time's the charm? Yes, charm sounds about right. When I came across this video I knew it wasn't a coincidence that there was a woodland flower as I'd written in my poem [Woodland Flower.] What are the odds that the words of this song would also start with "I'm waking up"… just as [...]
Praise The expression of approval or admiration for someone or something. Does Jesus have our approval and admiration? This is a great question! If He doesn't then we have to ask ourselves, why? What are we missing? To be honest, I've really been struggling with praise. As I've been so all over the place physically and [...]
Jesus did it again. I'm crying. No, this is a good thing. I had written a piece on praise. I was going to post it today. Change of plans. Without giving too much of that post away, I was looking through my notes on the Psalms in one of my journals when I came across [...]
Overcast "The rain is hard to take" She observed, "...when you've been worshipping the sun." "Yes, but tears are better than laughter, my child, for they promise a better sum." "Then let me rejoice in pouring rain with my arms raised high in praise. For I know You bless the broken ground once it's softened [...]
I'm waking up Still, I'm not out of the woods. For so long I've grown upon the forest floor Light streaming through the trees Yet, wanting more. Watching the wild things pass on by Searching for a glimpse of Your star filled sky. I'm waking up And I'm surrounded by trees. I lost track of [...]
So much for see you Monday! (lol) I have to share this song! It's TOO good not to share. Trading Yesterday has other great pieces that are so worth sharing, and I may have to gather some and give them more of a spotlight, but for now this song has won my heart. Not as [...]
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