Grace, Love & Kindness + Life.

New Years Resolutions..... Yo' I threw the slang in there just to make you wonder, "what could the rest of the blog possibly be like?" I love reading people's opinions on resolutions. Anywhere from "why wait until new year" to "I make them every year and never follow through". We're all there. It's the "New year, new me" Only you can't help but think, seriously, that's so cliche'. For so many people it works. And that's totally cool. You know why? Because we give ourselves HOPE. Hope is everything.  A hope for a better tomorrow. A hope for a better year.  On a Side note : For some folks, Christmas is the hardest holiday because of the strap of finances. When it should  be more glorious because, the celebration of our Lord and Savior! How awful that some of us are so stressed out, yet we're alive today because the birth of Christ? We've been there. We were there. This year. I...

Why are people so offended in this modern day we live in? Are they/we really more offended, or is it just that we have nothing better to do than complain about something someone else said or did? Or - are we jealous we didn't think of it first? I wish I could guess the above answers, but we all know what they say about opinions, and well, it would be just that. My opinion. Funny enough, the folks who are offended aren't outspoken. Wait, let me rephrase. They aren't going to be vocal about it. They'll actually be the ones who are in your "cheering" section. They will be the ones to agree with you, and say "I don't know why people get so offended so quickly." ( No... I'm for SURE not directly pointing at anyone when I say/write that. I honestly have NO IDEA who gets offended that are in my circle ). Yet they are the ones yakking behind your back the minute you turn away. I love life. I enjoy being able to sub at my kids school....

There's an oil for that. There's a product for this.  There's a way you should eat . There's a certain water intake you should have daily.  There's a pill for that.  There's music for that mood.  There's a food for that season.  There's a wine that matches that food.  There's a jacket to match those pants. There, there , there -is always something . The something that is there that you should be picking up and taking with you everyday is your Faith. There is that. Do you have that?  Once, I thought I did. But soon quickly when the biggest trial we'd face as a married couple hit us, turns out my faith wasn't near as strong as I thought. It took building. Just as a small business.You have to build a business, just as you have to build your strength when you work out. Just as you have to- build your faith. It is a process.  You can wake up and say "...

I have a confession. I used to think that people who talked about ' their calling ' were crazy.  Okay, before you're quick to judge me. Let me explain. I grew up in a home where it was my brother and I, a lot. We were a family of 3, and when we didn't have a home to live in, that family would include my grandparents. My mom went to work during the day, and school at night. This was my growing up for several years, that I remember. So, for me as young girl, I thought, you go to school, you get a job, and you continue school. A little background for you, I wanted to be a singer. Yes, the next Mariah Carey, y'all! I caaannnn sing. Buuuuttt at the time I didn't realize I wasn't a soprano. And well, have you heard Mariah?  So, finding my 'sound' was what I was in dire need of. I was never taught how to read music, but I can sing any cover song after hearing it once. I thought that was my gift.  However I was quickly shut down. To...

My book is finished!! My book is FINISHED. Whoa. What? For real? YES! Next part is typing everything I've written. Sounds like a true struggle. Yes, I'm glad you think so too. Ha. I write, like hand write. Because I carry a notebook, everywhere.  I have to have something to write on because I never know where I'll think of something. Someone could say something that strikes up my passion. I can hear a song and think, oh my goodness, that reminds of... Therefore, I stick to old school and hand write. It's really a lost art. That is until I remember it all still has to be typed. My husband did inform me there is a program I can get that will literally type it as fast as you can read it to the software itself. It might be worth the investment as I have 6 notebooks to plug into Word. But it will be complete, and I'm so excited to get it into the hands of someone who will change their life because of it.  Writing it has been from my heart, ...

Has your faith ever looked like this? Tangled?  A total hot mess that didn't look like it would ever be wearable again? Sometimes we have to look at our faith just like our lives. Messy.  I was untangling one of my favorite necklaces this morning and this illustration came to mind, while I was frustrating myself with the fact that I let it get so tangled to begin with. Our lives- our Faith can be the same way! You leave it sitting too long, you might pick it up and move it from time to time and then- when you want to pick it back up again, you have to sit down and untangle it. Now, this necklace took me 30 minutes. But our lives, our faith... 30 minutes is a great start.  Some times we can work and work and even challenge ourselves. Yet we can still have knots in the chain, we still have knots in our faith, in our lives.   But, that's okay. Because you picked it up.  It can't stop you from wearing it, just like it can't stop...

Being a parent is a blessing. Anytime in this post that you think I've forgotten that point, please read that top line again. Because trust me, it's a daily reminder while in the grind of everyone surviving the teen years in our home. Another disclaimer, if you aren't a parent of a teen, you have no room to judge. If you aren't a parent at all, you can find pure humor in it all, and still have no room to judge. Let's begin. So, why the disclaimers Misty? Well... I'm glad you were wondering. Because there are so many people out there who are quick to point fingers, and fast to think "oh she shouldn't be a parent then". It's funny to me. Because it's all a process, and it's all a learning experience for everyone involved. It's okay to be frustrated as a parent. It's also okay to be a moody teenager. It's not okay to not talk about it... it's not okay to bottle it up inside. So that's the reason for th...