Overcoming Adversity to Achieve Victory Happy May 1st! I sort of lost half of April to other obligations instead of blogging. Like the quote says in the image at the beginning of the post, “Life doesn’t always go according to plan.” My PLAN was to participate in the Ultimate Blog Challenge for the month on this blog, and the A to Z Blog Challenge on my other blog – that just didn’t happen for the second half of April! SO…on…
Mess to message. Have you ever thought about how our past experiences, for good or bad, can actually transform into a form of encouragement or a life lesson in our present, for us and for others? My Dad used to call these “lessons of life,” and I went on to use the same phrase and concept with my own kids. It’s usually hard to believe anything positive will come out of a difficult situation when we’re in the midst of…
I am thankful that God gives us the ability to handle situations that arise suddenly. This morning at about 5:40, shortly after Dave left for work, my little Zoe pup managed to get out BOTH doors (inside door and porch door, which I didn’t manage to latch tightly) and took off down the road! So the neighbors were “treated” to me hurrying down the road in my nightgown, yelling for Zoe! (You know, the kind of incident that might…
It’s first Friday – the first Friday in May! Happy May Day! I’m really not sure where the first four months of 2015 went, but wow – they are GONE already! I want to take this opportunity, on this first day of May, to thank you all for reading my blog, for your heartfelt comments, and for those who follow and/or subscribe to my blog. I really appreciate it! I know if my Dad was still alive–the one to…