Summer Book Recommendations

I can’t believe it is June and that summer is officially right around the corner!!! This is the perfect time to decide what books you want on your TBR (to be read) list for the months of June and July.…

Movies About Women and Mental Health

Written By: Olga (Good Movie Finder) Films about mental disorders are pretty popular in cinema. Such topics arouse constant interest due to the unique plots and the main characters’ eccentric behaviors. Today, I want to share with you movies about…

A Dark Season: Seeds in Soil

Seeds in Soil As we near the end of winter, I am tired! I feel this exhaustion in all areas of life: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual. Winter is a dark season and colder than the other three. The weather outside…

Observing Lent: Let Go and Simplify

Why Observe Lent? February 14 starts a period in the church known as Lent. It is a 40-day period of time, plus 6 Sundays, (1) where we prepare for Jesus’s death on the cross and His resurrection. It begins on…

A Strong Foundation

A foundation is “a basis upon which something stands or is supported”, “an underlying base or support”, and “a body or ground upon which something is built up or overlaid”. Some synonyms are “support”, “backbone”, “cornerstone”, “base”, and “core”. It…

A Lifestyle of Gratitude

What is Gratitude? Gratitude is defined as “the state of being grateful” and “thankfulness”. It becomes a buzzword this time of year since Thanksgiving falls in November, but did you know that this month is also Gratitude Month? Gratitude not…

Shed What’s Dead

Growth and Death I love when plants grow new leaves. Growth in general is such a beautiful experience, and I enjoy having a front row seat to watching my personal plants sprout. Each new leaf starts as a tiny bud,…

Marriage Isn’t Easy: Lessons From Year One

talk about the hard stuff The biggest thing I’ve realized during my first year of marriage is that people don’t talk about the hard stuff nearly enough. I don’t mean this in a pessimistic way, but in a realistic sense.…