October is winding down. I can’t believe we are in the last week of this month. It seems as if the older I get the faster time seems to go. Wasn’t it January yesterday? This year is flying by and what a year it’s been. Ten months of crazy if you ask me. https://www.cornerstoneccs.com/blog/2020/02/03/coping-with-change For…… Continue reading Change, Life’s Only Constant
Here we are at the beginning of another week. That means, we made it through all the challenges of last week. Hooray for us!! It also means, we can face whatever comes this week. Again, Hooray for us!! Do you ever get a gut feeling? Do you ever have thoughts you just can’t stop thinking…… Continue reading You Are What You Think
This week I face some new and BIG challenges as I start another chapter in my life. I know they are going to stretch me and make me a better person, but they are also a bit intimidating and scary. There are times we face challenges without encouragement from others, and that can really suck.…… Continue reading New Challenges, New Growth
On a fairly regular basis, I have a song stuck in my head. More often than not, I wake up with a song in my head. This morning the song was “Moves Like Jagger” LOL! Yesterday’s song was “Baby Got Back”. Funny thing is, I haven’t heard either of those songs any time in the…… Continue reading Why is that song stuck in your head?
I recently read a blog that touched my heart and really made me start thinking about life. Not just my life, but life in general. The post was called Glorious Ruins and in that post, the writer Jonathan talks about how in a Sunday School class he attended they used to tell their scar stories. AND…… Continue reading Scars are the Storylines of Life Meant to Be Passed On, Not Hidden
Consider, for a moment, what your life would look like, how it would be different, if instead of letting your fears run your life, you faced those fears. What would change? Anything? Everything? Fear is a powerful thing. Fear takes away our ability to enjoy different aspects of our lives. Fear can paralyze us (not…… Continue reading Ready to Stop Being Afraid? Try These 8 Steps for Conquering Your Fears
Mad as a March Hare – March? What? It’s October Originally posted October 6, 2015Just Bits and PiecesEdit Are you ever silly? I mean silly as in making yourself and those around you get their full belly laugh on? Being Silly…… Continue reading The Most Effective Weapon the World has is Laughter
I was in fourth grade. It was only my first full year in my new school and I was nervous. Would I make friends? What would my teacher be like? Would she like me? What if she didn’t? It was a very nerve-racking time for me, but that year something wonderful happened. I met the…… Continue reading Teachers Change Us, Even If They Don’t Know It
AH, I love fall. Don’t you? The evenings get cooler and all I can think about is the comforts of home. All kinds of comfort: snuggling under a blanket, sitting by a fire, wearing my fuzzy slippers, but mostly food, comfort food. Fall has so many wonderful foods that warm me from the inside out. On a…… Continue reading October, Perfect Weather For Comfort Foods Like SOUP!
Hello October, I’m so glad to see you. You always hold so much promise in your own colorful speckled way. Your promises of crisp cool days, crunching leaves, and warm toasty fires brings me such contentment. I always look forward to your return as you bring so many special things when you come. I lavish…… Continue reading Hello October
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