I saw the above quote on a jewelry ad on Instagram today. It coincided with something I am struggling with at the moment: Facing fear and stepping beyond my comfort zone so I can begin to live again. I also read these notes I had jotted down at some point in my daily devotional: “We have to learn to live in the grey day according to what we saw on the mount.” And... “Take yourself by the scruff of the neck and shake off your … [Read more...]

Sharing another message from my friend Lisa Millman. This same subject was on my mind yesterday because of a different but similar picture I saw on Facebook. So when I read her post, I had to ask her if I could share it. It's powerful. Blessings, Stacey "Can I say my heart has been burdened all day by what this picture represents. In church today, Jimmy Scroggins showed this award winning photograph by Kevin Clark. Kevin would take these … [Read more...]

I moved recently and I finally got around to buying a dry erase board for my frig. My ADD is out of control these days and I have to write things down immediately or they’re gone forever. (Or at least until the next time I need worcestershire sauce). So I wrote a couple of needed grocery items down today. I also started another new practice of writing things down on notecards. The words on these notecards consist of positive messages to … [Read more...]

I have dated (and been married to) quite a few men who weren't brave enough to truly love me. I ended a 10 year on again off again relationship with someone about 1.5 years ago. That person never once told me he loved me...over a 10 year period. That is a long time. He told me he loved "parts of me." Every other long term relationship I have been in, including marriages, were similar. "I love you" may have been said. But actions proved … [Read more...]

At some point in our lives, we will get to a point of brokenness. It’s a part of life living in a fallen world. Divorces. Betrayals. Death. Disease. Unemployment. Abandonment. Bullied. Addiction. Financial difficulties. There are many causes. Each one of us will seek to fill the holes in our souls by our brokenness. It may even look like success by throwing oneself into career, kids, etc. Those things only mask the holes and eventually become … [Read more...]

I visited my dad at the nursing home today and while I was there I shared a post on Facebook. It was sort of personal and after I posted it I thought it should have been a blog post instead. So, I decided to share it here as well. Someone commented after reading it that "you sit, and you love." That made my heart feel full. I was glad I decided to share it. Blessings, Stacey ~ iamalive "I’ve been coming to this place for over 10 years … [Read more...]