Family is far from a “simple” joy and this is especially true for my love of my nieces and my soon-to-be born nephew, Avi. My heart is overwhelmed with love for them and I pray every day that God keeps them safe in his love. My heart breaks that I live 12 hours away and … Read More
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Day 7: Exact change
This post is probably the shortest you’ve ever seen from me! This is my entry for today for the 31 Days of 2012 writing challenge. I chose to write about Simple Joys, which are little things that put a smile on my face. They will all seem trivial, but that’s kind of the point. … Read More
Day 6: My ‘guardian’ angel
Six years ago, an online friend made me an angel Christmas tree ornament with her own hands and sent it to me in the mail. It came at just the right time when I was facing a really scary situation. I tied it up on my car’s rear view mirror and it’s been there ever … Read More
Day 3: there’s nothing truly simple about cherry!
There are two flavors in my marriage that brings individual joy to the people in that partnership. Blueberry and cherry. My husband, not normally a sweets person, loves anything blueberry. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy blueberry muffins and the occasional blueberry blondie. But my husband loves blueberry-just-about-anything. The thing is, he hates cherry. We even … Read More