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Download October’s Desktop Calendar!
I am oh, so ready for fall: jeans, boots, minty hot chocolate, warm blankets. I'm one of those unfortunate southerners who doesn't love hot weather. You can only shed so many layers, ya know? I love tucking chilled arms into a snuggly sweater, steaming mug warming my...
Cheering for the Home Team today at (in)courage
During my senior year I spent Friday nights under the lights, cheerleading at my high school’s football and basketball games. Our job was to support and encourage the home team, but we spent more time perfecting our cheers and dance routines than studying the nuances...
August/September Desktop Calendar Available!
Rather than skip August's late desktop calendar, I'm releasing a combined one for August and September. Thank you for patience and sorry for the wait! Our sweet neighbor Miss Ann gave us a little branch from her Rose of Sharon years ago and now it's large and...
Seeing Each Other the Way Jesus Sees Us today at (in)courage
I like to say I grew up on the back of a motorcycle. My dad and his stepdad owned matching Suzukis and enjoyed weekend rides in the mountains of northwest Arkansas. I often went with them. We would leave in the early hours before the sun rose high enough to bake both...
Some Hope for Moms on a Thursday Afternoon
This week has been rough. Not only am I battling allergies, but a few days of sleeping with my head propped up by three pillows has left me missing my chiropractor. Let's just say I'm operating at less than a hundred percent. And everything I touch seems to fail. It's...
A Question We All Need to Ask today at (in)courage
While scrolling through Facebook recently I came across a post from a twenty-year-old young lady, a former student of mine from the Classical Conversations program where I teach tenth graders once a week. Although I didn’t know the young man she wrote about, I could...
Download Your July Desktop Calendar!
We watched our oldest son's dog last week while he and his wife had some work done at their new house. One afternoon when I took the dog outside to do her business, I stood under a tree during a light rain and saw several caterpillars, mostly clustered, on a branch....
June’s Desktop Calendar—better late than never!
I didn't want to leave you without a June desktop calendar! I've been out-of-town most of the month, but I put this together for you on the road. The small size is in the usual proportions but slightly different than the norm. Just try the larger size if it doesn't...
Our Simple Lives Can be a Powerful Influence today at (in)courage
Hello, friend! Although our lives may seem simple and ordinary -- and scripture tells us to seek to lead a quiet life (1 Thessalonians 4:11 CSB) -- our experiences and what we learn from them give us influence and a potentially powerful testimony that we can use to...
A Desktop Calendar for May!
I have a bad track record with plants. My thumb is black - not the black of rich soil, but the black of decay. I mean well each spring when I scoop up fresh plants and deposit them in my shopping cart, but I either lose interest or just can’t figure out how to keep...















