Grow Deep and Flourish

News Flash:  No one is perfect, not me, not you.  I know that comes as a shock, ( I mean the part about me not being perfect 🤣) but it is true. We all bear the stain of sin, of wrong choices, of mistakes. We ALL make mistakes and poor choices..   Read that again. Our kids will ALL make mistakes and poor choices. Read that again. BUT… The love of God covers it all.  We are not the sum of our sins.  We may make mistakes, but each of us has a choice.  A choice of how to walk forward after mistakes are made. When you can recognize your mistake, apologize and move on, that is the beauty of God working in you.  And, as parents, helping our kids to navigate mistakes is both a great challenge and a great joy. When, not if, someone treats you poorly or gets mad, or lies to you, You have a choice. You can write them off, hold a grudge, ignore them, choose not to spend time with them (and you may need to create healthy boundaries).  OR… You can get...

Write the Blog This is the short story of how God put on my heart the desire to write and share, can't wait to see where He takes me! Ok Ladies of the 360 Challenge, you are my chosen audience… I am a word girl, one of my favorite pastimes is reading - pretty much anything, but I do like to stick to something that will make me think, something that will introduce me to a new part of history, or a good novel with themes that point to Jesus. Putting words together whether by speaking or writing is something that I enjoy. When I started this challenge, I was feeling restless. Not quite sure of my purpose, recognizing that my kids were not needing me in the same way and wondering what God wants me to do next. So, I started taking steps that I thought were the right ones. I dusted off my resume, dug through old files for my employment paperwork, and spent hours on the phone with my son revamping my resume. I applied for two jobs in the field of education, which is where I had my la...