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                                          "  The Heart of a Mom.....built by love and with Faith''                                                     '' Wherefore, be not weary in well-being, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great.....  This Scripture has been impressed in my mind over and over the last few months, as I have pondered on the influence of a mother and there role in there children's life.....We have the ability to influence our children every day and leave impressions on their hearts. What things do we want to teach them and what things do we want to impress upon their hearts.....''You are loved and you matter,You are a child of God and you are not alone....We love y...

                                         Looking for Rainbows.........      Have you ever found yourself looking for Rainbows or the silver lining on the clouds after things haven't gone as you had planned? Sometimes it's, hard to see past the now, to see past our storms or challenges in the now to see the silver lining, or Rainbows that seem to come after our trial of faith and tears                                Sometimes even in the middle of our challenges, there can be rainbows even in the middle. A week ago he had a family trip planned to take our daughter for a few College tours, it, was a miracle to have the trip come Together.... But then slipped through our grasp as the weather in other areas affected our layovers and flights, causing them to get canceled. That day we felt so hop...

Anyone else, feeling the winter blues or the hopes of Spring on the Horizon... It feels so close... or  are you just trying to catch a breath in the daily routine, of dropping kids off and picking them up. Sometimes I think to myself, I did a 100 things today and only had a few connections with those you love in the middle of it all..  Sometimes it feels like the busyness, pulls us, it keeps us going as, routines, do but at times in the middle of it, you wonder could, I have connected more, could I have not let the rush of routines cloud the day... So  as a new, day started I felt those blues of the heart clouding my day.... sometimes we just need to feel lifted, and find our own happiness in the day to turn our day around. When I have days like this I take a gratitude walk....., a discovery walk, or a walk discovering things of hope in my path....  Here's what I saw on my walk, as I took  it in it changed my perspective,I went  from the winter blues, to fi...

It's, always exciting as we close the Chapter of the year and anticipate the freshness of a New Year ahead..... As the New Year starts, It's a good time to reflect on the year. It's a time to look at where we have been, who we have become, and also all we have overcome throughout the year......  It's a time to close one Chapter and look forward to the beginning of another chapter, or another  phase of life This often comes with mixed emotions, as we anticipate what the year or chapter ahead will hold.....                                                                    As a new calendar flips from one year to the next we may wonder, what will the new year bring, will we find more hope, more forgiveness, more happiness, more peace, more love, more friends, and more gratitude in each day, more...