Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and I usually do some kind of Lenten post here on It’s Just Life. I guess my mind was elsewhere when I was scheduling out posts and it snuck up on me. Life has been doing that more and more lately. Continue reading →
When Grief is Real
Grief is real. Some days grief seems so much more present than other days and my years of experience with grief allows me to realize that that is just how grief is. It never really goes away and while missing our loved ones who have Continue reading →
Grace Isn’t Fair
A repost from several years ago but this is something that has been on my mind lately. Let me know what you think. Grace isn’t fair. Have you ever thought about that? At church this past Sunday the message was about grace. I sat and Continue reading →
Chapters
This was a week for musing. A week to think about life. A week to think about the past and look forward to the future. As Chris and I had breakfast on the balcony of our VRBO beach rental I found myself feeling a little Continue reading →
Daily Gratitude
One of the things I am trying to do this year is to continue to focus on gratitude. It is a good thing to try to keep that at the forefront of my life and I love that every day I can find many things Continue reading →
Faith Not Fear
One of my favorite verses from the Bible is this one above. It is one that gives me so much comfort during difficult times and right now I feel as if I am in difficult times again. I have seen signs posted during the pandemic Continue reading →
Your Ordinary Life
My sister shared this little quote the other day and it really struck me. As you might guess, from the tagline of my blog – Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary– I am a true believer in the small things that may appear to be Continue reading →
A Great Irony of Life
I re-found this quote I had posted several years ago on my computer the other day and it made me smile just like it did the first time I discovered it. Why can’t I ever articulate my thoughts quite as effectively as Gordon B. Hinckley Continue reading →
Good Advice for Life
I found the following piece on Pinterest. I loved it. It pretty much says what I think is good advice. There was no author listed but it says what I believe to be true. I especially like the part that speaks to spending time with Continue reading →
Grow In the Light
I shared this image yesterday in my blog post about Biltmore Blooms and it has stuck in my mind for some reason. Sometimes images do that. As I walked out to our dock earlier today I spied a dandelion in our yard. There was a Continue reading →