Happy NEW Year – One Word 2013

Happy NEW Year – One Word 2013

Finally decided to share my "one word" for 2013. No, this isn't a "New Year, New You" type of moment...although I am a firm believer in the fact that we are always changing (anything alive is) and that it's either for the better or the worse. My deciding to focus on the word NEW was more about some of these things... The Bible reminds us that The Lord never changes, but also tells us that His Continue reading

Please Bear With Me!

Please Bear With Me!

**UPDATE 6/16/2012 10:56 AM: Mostly done - woo hoo! Things are pretty much presentable now - all that's left is some organizing, and re-categorizing/tagging.  So, I'll be back Monday!** It's redecorating time again!!  This time the plan is to stick with the design much longer,with the ultimate goal of making the site simpler, easier on your eyes and less complicated to navigate... ...but in Continue reading

Where I Am Today, As Well As About 1300 Others

Where I Am Today, As Well As About 1300 Others

Will have a B-E-A-utiful giveaway post coming later today… …but for now I’m getting ready to go to my local (in) real life meetup! It’s a chance for (in)courage bloggers and friends to meet offline and build some real life community!  We started off by watching a live webcast at home yesterday.  The meetups happen today and there are more great webcast messages to view…though we think Continue reading

31 Days of Progress Day 24 :: DIY Black Furniture and A Message

31 Days of Progress Day 24 :: DIY Black Furniture and A Message

Each day is full of new lessons to learn, victories to celebrate, and mistakes to keep one humble {oh, and teach us a thing or two}.  I’ve been quiet this week, it started with a 2-day migraine and the rest has been the worst case of insomnia I’ve ever had for a week straight. At my age, 2-4 hours a night is not going to cut it.  I had to use what reliable mental energy I had for feeding my Continue reading