Grief is funny. Well, not really funny, but it is amazing how it can sneak up on you just when you are least expecting it. I have said it before and I will keep saying it – grief is hard. Really hard. I don’t expect Continue reading →
Yes, the yellow season is fully upon us. We are fully engulfed in Pollengeaddon here in North Carolina and most likely everywhere. I have been away from It’s Just Life for a few days and am reporting in today to share the pollen report. It’s Continue reading →
I have never been very good at taking criticism. If my mom was still alive you could ask her and she would agree. I was always a weird sensitive child. I have mentioned before that on a scale of 1 to 10 my self esteem as a child Continue reading →
I just can’t write a new post this year — so you get a repeat. It is still very true. It’s coming. Mother’s Day. For those of us who have lost our. moms it can always be a tough time. No matter what your situation Continue reading →
Mother’s Day is right around the corner and many folks are checking the internet for “the perfect gift”. Our Mother’s Day tradition in the Chiles household has always been to have a Sunday afternoon picnic someplace and the “gift” has always been outdoor plants to Continue reading →
We know them as cows in the great United States but in Scotland the beloved animal is affectionately known as a coo . Who knew, right? Well, I did, but it is not something that you would normally know. If you know me, you know Continue reading →
Sometimes it is all about timing. Many times it is all about timing. I appreciate that and this week I have seen God’s hand in the timing of things and am incredibly grateful. We’ve had a love hate relationship with living in the woods. While Continue reading →
Tappity tap tap. Tappity tap tap. What makes that sound? On my phone it is the text tone I have given our youngest son when my phone is set on vibrate and it makes me smile when I hear that repeated rhythm. but the tappity Continue reading →
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,” Hebrews 12:1 I have always loved that Continue reading →
A quote by Stephen M Wolfe has me waxing nostalgic today about days gone by! Continue reading →
