May be the peace of Christ be with you as you celebrate this day, the birth of our Savior, with family, encircle you in comfort if you're spending a quiet day alone, and fill all of our hearts with gratitude for those in the military who cannot be with their loved ones, and to the loved… Continue reading Merry Christmas
Author: Rhonda
Two for the Price of One
Two quotes struck me as so profound today that I couldn't choose between them...therefore, both follow: "How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, His precepts!” ― Benjamin Franklin “Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!”… Continue reading Two for the Price of One
Pet Therapy
Man's best friend. While this may seem to be a bit off-topic from what I typically write about, it ties into well-rounded health, peace and happiness. If you own a pet--or if a pet owns you, as is the case in my house--it's easy to see why there are careers in pet therapy, facilitating healing… Continue reading Pet Therapy
Attaining Happiness
“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace & gratitude.” -Denis Waitley All is Grace.
Serenity Through Acceptance
It never ceases to amaze me what circumstances God can--and does--use to speak to His children. For instance, He spoke to me the other morning through my impatience with another's lack of willingness to try to understand and accept yet another. Confused? Allow me to explain... A dear friend has an ongoing internal struggle with what he… Continue reading Serenity Through Acceptance
Same Blog, New Look
I decided my blog needed a facelift. Something lighter, brighter, and airier--is that even a word? 🙂 I'm back to blogging after the intensity of NaNoWriMo and the week of basking in the afterglow. I'm working with an editor on my novel, The Inheritance, I'm looking forward to the first… Continue reading Same Blog, New Look
Quote by Nelson Mandela
“It is never my custom to use words lightly. If twenty-seven years in prison have done anything to us, it was to use the silence of solitude to make us understand how precious words are and how real speech is in its impact on the way people live and die.” (South Africa, July 14, 2000)… Continue reading Quote by Nelson Mandela
NaNoWriMo 2013
NaNoWriMo is over for this year, and I reached my goal of winning--two years in a row. While I thought I would be looking forward to taking a bit of time off from writing, instead it made me desire to adhere to my writing schedule even more. Writing is blissfully fulfilling to me. It's what I do for fun, for peace, for growth. … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2013
Happy Thanksgiving
When I was growing up, Thanksgiving was my very favorite holiday. That's an odd holiday for a child to have as a favorite, but my mom always made it so special, and it began weeks before Thanksgiving Day. She hung a picture of a cornucopia on the refrigerator door and every day we got to… Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving
Mental Health Days
"If someone hurts your feelings, it's unimportant unless you persist in remembering it." I'm taking the day off from work today as a mental health day. With difficult things coming at me from all directions lately, I've decided to disconnect from the world and re-connect with God. When my boys were in school, I used to… Continue reading Mental Health Days
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