Tag Archives: healing

Advent Week 2 ~ More Peace for the Hurting

When our first child was a baby, he was what you might call a “good sleeper”, meaning he fell asleep with little encouragement and then usually slept through the night. And not only was he a good sleeper, (and perhaps … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Advent Week 1 ~ More Hope for the Hurting

Today is the first Sunday in the 2022 Advent season, and I was blessed to spend a portion of it in a place of worship that has become home and with people whom I love. I watched as my pastor/husband … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Giving Up Fear

Tonight marks the fourth of the forty days before Easter commonly referred to as “Lent.”  And I’m not writing a daily Lenten blog….and that feels….strange. I first began the blog site discoverlentwithme.com in 2012 in response to a challenge from … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Foggy Days

It was a foggy day.  Like, an official “school starts three hours late and no busses run because of zero visibility” kind of foggy day.  There were pile-ups on multiple highways and late arrivals all around as people tried to … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Thing About New Years

  Anyone who knows me well will vouch for the fact that I’m an obsessive “lister.”  I make to-do lists….shopping lists….wish lists….goal lists….basically, if it can be put on paper I’ll find a way to categorize, prioritize and organize it … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Advent Week One ~ Hope

(One year ago I wrote short devotionals for the four weeks of Advent.  When regarding the possibility of doing the same again this year, I found such great solace reading the words from last year I have decided to reprint … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

7000 Steps

A few months ago the school district I work for offered an opportunity to all employees to take up a walking challenge as part of an annual health and fitness campaign.  The idea is simple, really – just walk a … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Ten Months Later…

It’s been more than 10 months since my last post here, and much has happened in those months.  I’ve continued to write (you can find links below), just not here.  It’s proven to be more difficult than I even imagined … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Last Big Thing

I’m sitting here, waiting for the sounds of a large truck due any minute to deliver my son’s car from New York.   For weeks I’ve thought of this event as “the last big thing.”  I actually went to work … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Thing or Two About Reserves…..

Ever notice how there are people who seem to fall apart at the first sign of struggle, let alone tragedy?  They just can’t seem to keep their feet on the ground and flail helplessly when the winds of trouble blow. … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments