Lessons Learned Archives - Trading Ashes for Beauty

August 7, 2020

Lessons From A Hike

I have mentioned before that my son enjoys hiking. I would […]

July 23, 2019

Surrendering Plan B

Imagine this scenario. A husband and wife are hurrying through the […]

May 21, 2019

Three Thoughts from Missions Conference

As I mentioned on Instagram, this past week was the annual […]

February 26, 2019

God Provides and Teaches Me – Day by Day

On Tuesdays, I often try to link up with Mary Geisen. […]

February 1, 2019

Where Do You Live?

We were gathered around the table for another afternoon of UNO. […]

January 29, 2019

When Perfection is Paralyzing

I read recently how black bears cleverly walk in the footprints […]

August 21, 2018

Lesson Learned at the UNO Table

One of my weekly highlights is playing UNO with my senior […]

July 24, 2018

Lattes and Porch Rocking

Back in January, I (along with plenty of other bloggers) choose […]

July 10, 2018

Little Grandma

I have one more post about Thailand. I hope it is […]

July 3, 2018

Too Many Steps for an Old Lady

June is in the books – and that means my (long-awaited […]

June 29, 2018

No Bargaining with God

The art of negotiation starts early. We’ve all seen the toddler […]

June 13, 2017

Lesson Learned: The Necklace

The necklace was, actually, just the beginning of the trouble. And, […]

I hope whatever you read here will be encouraging! Please leave me a comment. I so enjoy meeting those who visit this little space of mine:) By way of introduction….just a little about me:

I love mornings and Mondays (really, I do!) I also love Bible studies, missions – and missionaries – trail mix (of any kind), volunteering, and red-headed babies! I had two:) I love editing…grammar, adverbs, and excessive punctuation just make me smile! Almost as much as organizing! Organizing just about anything is my favorite way to relax.

A few things I could do without: bad grammar (ugh), road construction, politics, protests (clearly I live in the wrong area), SPCA ads, wasted food and…well, tomatoes. I can safely say I hate those!!