November 3, 2022
I believe we all can agree that we’ve shared a collective trauma over the past few years. That’s why I want to let you know I’ve got a new YouVersion devotional plan! Everyone’s story may look a little different, but a lot of us are finding it hard to find [β¦]
May 19, 2022
Have you ever found yourself repeating the same action over and over again only to find yourself continuously disappointed by the outcome? I mean, let’s be honest, we all do it albeit unconsciously. I recently found myself in this unproductive cycle until it hit me…Shellie, get to the why!!! Why [β¦]
March 1, 2022
It’s been a long while since I’ve done a fitness post and I must admit it’s because I’ve been wrestling with what fitness should look like as I approach my mid-fifties.Β I hope to encourage a few of you who are walking this familiar road as you try to figure [β¦]
December 16, 2021
On this 3rd Advent post, I’m talking about the Joyβ¦joy that He came, joy that He offers to all who love Him and joy that Heβs coming again to call up all who believe in His name. We’re all known for something…maybe it’s your hair or sense of humor. Me?? [β¦]
December 9, 2021
I’m huge on planning and organization. Yep, all eyes are on me when it’s time to plan a family vacation or trip. No one stresses because they all know that I’ll have everything figured out when the time comes. So, I guess it shouldn’t surprise me that peace and preparation [β¦]
December 1, 2021
Ding, dong, ring those bellsβ¦itβs the Christmas season and I have a reason to hope! Hope was sent into the world as a tiny baby born to an unassuming couple in an unassuming town in an unassuming way. Although the setting was simple, the implications of Jesus’ birth are anything [β¦]
November 24, 2021
I can’t let the holiday slip by without seizing the opportunity to say how thankful and blessed I am this Thanksgiving, 2021! And you know what? My gratitude has absolutely nothing to do with my circumstances. I sit here typing out this post in my Manila apartment…I’m literally a world [β¦]
September 16, 2021
I find myself in a reflective mood as another year comes calling. Bidden or not, the years pass. While I can do little to ebb the tide of increasing years, I hope to garner a few nuggets of wisdom and insight to carry into my 54th year. We all do [β¦]
August 19, 2021
If you’ve read my blog for any time, then you know I’m big on perspective, because I believe it’s the secret sauce for living a victorious, overcoming life. I’m convinced that our lives are determined not by what challenges life brings our way, but by how we choose to think [β¦]
June 10, 2021
Iβm a Florida girl whoβs spent almost her whole adult life in the tropics. What can I say? I love summer and long days and heat and beaches! So, it just seems right to share some of my favorite summer stuff! But first, I thought Iβd kick off with Olafβs [β¦]
May 27, 2021
A few weeks have passed since Iβve focused attention toward this little space of my world. My time has been occupied with my mama space, which truthfully, whether for good or for bad, seems to eclipse most others. Iβve been away setting my daughter up in a new state for [β¦]
April 29, 2021
Right now, life is hard for a lot of us. I’m not so sure if it’s any one thing, but the confluence of so much crazy stuff all smashed into a rather short period of time has really hit a lot of us for a loop. And, for lack of [β¦]