BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN? I've talked before about how I see my life as a mosaic. How God has taken things in my life that were whole and broke them and is now putting it back together to create a new picture. It still contains remnants of the old, just re-purposed  in a different way, with new pieces being added daily. For the art cover on my podcast, I chose to take a picture of a mosaic bowl Greg and I got while we were in Israel a few years ago. It's a replication of a mosaic found in a catholic church that stands right by the Sea of Galilee called Church of the Multiplication. They made this mosaic in their floor to represent where Jesus would have done the miracle of feeding the five thousand men plus women and children. When you think of this miracle, you have to understand what Jesus had just experienced. The loss of His family member, His cousin, John the Baptist. Before Jesus heals and multiplies, He is first hit by death and He does what mos...

HOW DO YOU LOVE WHEN LOVE IS TOUGH? I have mentioned here before that I am a totally hopeless romantic. I love love, love being in love, love talking about love, love reading about love, love watching cheesy Hallmark movies about love (don't hate on them; they are awesome!) Give me a story that ends with a 'Happily Ever After' and I will love it (and read it about a thousand times). Love is wonderful. And, the wonderful thing for me that happened in my life is that I found a true fairytale, romantic kind of love! I'm not saying it was perfect and that we never fought. We were passionate people; about each other and about life. That leads to some pretty passionate fighting. But the makeup was usually worth it😉 When we got married, part of what we vowed to each other was to never throw around the word divorce. Greg came from a broken family and I came from a very long line of marriages that lasted lifetimes. We did not want to give divorce a voice or an option of bein...

WE CAN'T CONTROL WHAT COMES INTO OUR LIVES, BUT WE CAN CONTROL OUR RESPONSE Hello again my beautifully broken friends! It feels so good to be back at it and writing what God lays on my heart:) I am excited to announce that along with a blog every Tuesday morning, I will also be dropping a podcast on that day's blog!! This gives me a chance to verbally express my ideas and if some of you are like me, it's easier to listen to a podcast than it is to take the time to read a blog. Ok, so....I was in the trenches for a while over the holidays. There is no easy way to get around it; December is the best and worst month for me. It's bittersweet. Greg and I loved December, with it's Christmas spirit and festive flair. We loved it so much, we got married that month. We had fun every year making precious memories and things only got sweeter with each child. Watching them excitedly open presents, give presents, learn the true meaning of Christmas and partake in our church t...