Well, here it is. The first day of Fall. Another season is completed. Another year has passed since I wrote this kind of “First Day of Fall” post. Summer has officially come to a close, and Fall has taken it’s place on the calendar. #firstdayoffall #firstdayofautumn It’s time for my usual End-Of-Summer-Beginning-Of-Fall post about what Read More
FMF – Giving Testimony
Come and hear, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me. Psalm 66:16, NIV Our one-word prompt this week is : TESTIMONY. If you would like to read more posts from this weeks link up, or submit your own, you can go here: Five Minute Friday Link Up 09/06/2019 Read More
Arbonne RE9 Advanced Brightening Serum Giveaway
I recently put up a giveaway – Financial Peace Jr. Kit – just in time for back to school, to help your kiddos begin to learn about managing finances and how to handle money wisely. I now have the opportunity to give away another item, so I’m starting another giveaway today. A (full-size) Arbonne RE9 Read More
FMF – Gift of Hospitality
This week’s one-word prompt is: HOSPITALITY. You can check out all the other posts from this week, and add your own, right here – Five Minute Friday Link Up 08/16/2019 Setting the timer for 5 minutes. And … GO When I saw the prompt for this week, I knew exactly what I wanted to write Read More
Financial Peace Jr. Giveaway
It’s back to school time! New pencils and notebooks, new calculators and planners, and new teachers and classrooms. How about a new outlook on money? How about some financial peace! Here is a great tool to TEACH YOUR KIDS ABOUT MONEY. Financial Peace Jr. helps you teach your kids the basics of money and money Read More
FMF – Waiting for Renewal Again
We all hunger, at times, for renewal. We would like a “do over” – to have a fresh start, and be able to try again to do better. This week’s one-word prompt is: AGAIN. You can check out all the posts included in the link up, and post one of your own, here: Five Minute Read More
Speaking Life – Prayers For My Daughter
The power of life is in our tongue, and we must practice speaking life into our conversations with others. And we must pray that our children do this as well. May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14, NIV Do Read More
FMF – 5 Things I’m Grateful For
The one-word prompt for this week is: FIVE You can read other posts, or share your own, here: Five Minute Friday Linkup for 08/02/2019 This will have to be a quick post today – most Five Minute Friday posts are, anyway – because my daughter has a dance performance we need to get ready for Read More
How To Fade A Surgery Scar
Scars from surgery can be a constant, visual reminder of an illness conquered. Or they can be a glaring marker, signifying pain and suffering, that makes us feel exposed and vulnerable. It’s all in your attitude, and the way you care for those scars. How you feel about your scar dwells mainly within your attitude, Read More
Five Minute Friday – MIDDLE
The one-word prompt for this week is: MIDDLE Here’s the link to join us this week, if you want to check out other posts and submit your own: 07/26/2016 Five Minute Friday Link Up So here we go, setting the time for 5 minutes. And … GO I am in the middle of a project. Read More
The Story Behind The Blog Name
I realized recently that I never have explained the thought process behind the name of this blog. And there may be some people wondering just where the name came from. What does “Joyful Reliance, Resourceful Moxie” mean, anyway? Why would someone use that for a blog name? Just what kind of a blog name is Read More
Five Minute Friday – My View of God
The one-word prompt this week is: DISTANT Here’s the link up for this week: Five Minute Friday Link Up for 07/19/2019 I’m having a bit of trouble getting started with the prompt this week. There’s nothing stirring around in my brain this morning. I read through a few other posts from the link up today, Read More
Amazon Prime Day 2019!
It’s almost upon us! Amazon Prime Day 2019 will be here soon, so get ready for some great deals. Amazon Prime Day 2019 will begin at midnight PT July 15th and run all the way through July 16th. Amazon Prime Day is a global event that allows you to shop for quality products at very Read More
My Radioactive Iodine Treatment
The last few months have been filled with doctors appointments, surgeries, and tests of all kinds. It’s been a whirlwind of medical scans, hospital stays, and prescriptions to fill. And it’s all come down to this – a radioactive iodine treatment. Radioactive iodine is used to treat thyroid cancer or hyperthyroidism because the thyroid is Read More
Finding Little Blessings From God
Sometimes it’s easy to miss blessings from God. Or, I should say, it’s easy to overlook the blessings God has for us. We receive the blessing, but we don’t actually “see” or acknowledge the blessing. We are oblivious to it’s presence in our lives. I’ve been guilty of that numerous times. I get busy with Read More