[pe2-image src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-waaRCVdyKK8/Txs9HO4wyBI/AAAAAAAAQDc/7ALVMqewDmw/s144-c-o/18422262240.jpg" href="https://picasaweb.google.com/110933187416986729297/SallyList#5700216947832047634" caption="Valentine's Day" type="image" alt="18422262240.jpg" ] When I heard about this project, it immediately went on my Sally List. Immediately. It's such an easy way to make a big difference! My friend, Kelley, is a missionary in the Philippines and sometimes ministers at the National Children's Hospital. Her 80-year-old mother-in-law enjoys sewing pillowcases. Sometimes it doesn't take much to birth an idea! Between now and December 1, 2014 Kelley is collecting new, standard-size pillowcases ... Keep Reading...
#RiskRejection: Downsize to Upsize
That's what blogger Amy Sullivan has challenged us to write about: risks we're taking. And she suggests we write once a week for the next four weeks. You can read the challenge HERE. I immediately picked up pen and paper and started making a list of risks I'm facing in this new year. There are many; some more "risky" than others, but risks nonetheless. When I told you what I was doing wrong as a Christian woman, I didn't tell you my first "next step" ... Renaissance Man and I are preparing to put our old house on the market. We continue to feel the need to de-clutter "stuff" even more and to downsize our living space–because the comfortable lifestyle has become less and less comfortable. No, we're not taking a ... Keep Reading...
The Christian Woman I Will Never Be Again. What I Was Doing Wrong.
I hope you've gotten off to a great start in this new year; this period of 365 days that stretches out before us full of... What, exactly? What will 2014 look like? What do you want it to look like? What will you do over the next twelve months to make the year ahead better, easier, more productive than last year... to be more thoughtful, compassionate, attuned to needs in the world around you? I have my own list of things I'm choosing to focus on differently this year. I want to be the "new and improved" version of me when 2015 rolls around. In some areas, it's way past time... You don't have to know what's on my list–and I don't have to know what's on yours–but we can still encourage each ... Keep Reading...