girl meets change {day 10 :: ready}
"Ready or not, here I come!" It's the call of change. It closes its eyes, counts to ten, and the search begins. Whether we're ready or not, it's about to find us. Change. Kristen Strong knows all about it. She's been playing hide and seek with change since she married her military sweetheart over twenty years ago. With the ring came an ongoing circle of change in their lives, as they uprooted time and again. In her new book, Girl Meets Change: Truths to Carry You Through Life's Transitions, Kristen admits that she used to hide from change. She crouched low behind the door, praying it...
five minute friday :: trust {day 9}
Hey there! Welcome to our weekly Five Minute Friday link-up! We're on Day 9 of 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes in the month of October! Click here to visit the blogs of other people who are participating in the challenge. This week's Five Minute Friday prompt is: [Tweet "What does TRUST look like to you? Share in five minutes or less here: "] GO. Trust is hard. It's as simple as that. It's a hard, hard thing to trust in the Lord. But why? It's not a question of whether or not He is trustworthy. As believers, we know that He is. Then why is it so hard to trust? For...
my girl, plus a review for girls only {day 8 :: purple}
Whenever I hear the word, purple, I think of her. Whenever I see purple, I think of her. It's her favorite color -- always has been. I've told you about her before -- how she turned ten this year, and how I almost burst from the blessing of getting to be her mom for a whole decade. She's motivated, this one. Driven and determined. A persistent little bugger. She taught herself how to crochet, and just used her own money to purchase a spot at an upcoming craft show, to sell some of her handmade goods. Not only that, but she sold home baked goods at our garage sale last month, and earned...
the most overused word in the english language? {day 7 :: love}
"Ooh, I love your dress!" "I love rainy days." "Don't you just love her hair?" "I loved your blog post!" "Chocolate is my love language." Do you ever get tired of it? This word that is used and somewhat abused, over and over and over again in pretty much any and every context imaginable? I can hardly point any fingers. I'm guilty as charged. I use the word "love" way. too. much. So much that it loses its meaning? Its depth? Its sincerity? The media has certainly succeeded in diminishing its meaning, if our own daily language usage hasn't. We can hardly turn on the TV without being...
when a vision becomes reality :: the vi bella jewelry story {day 6 :: possible}
She stood at the front of a small auditorium in the basement of the Five Minute Friday Retreat house. We all sat, silent and captivated as she told story after amazing story. She told us how it all started with one woman -- a woman who dared to believe this dream was possible. A woman who believes in a big God who can achieve big things for His glory. She shared pictures of radiant faces, beaming with newfound hope. Women whose lives have been transformed, because someone believed it was possible. Now, the dream that became Vi Bella Jewelry, employs artisans in Haiti,...
because every day is one step closer to eternity {day 5 :: home}
Home. This four-letter word has strained every muscle in my heart, for all my wrestlings and stretchings across lakes, oceans and continents. I've packed, re-packed and unpacked more boxes and suitcases than I can remember. I've squinted my eyes looking for it. My stomach aches and twists into knots longing for it. This four-letter word. It looks so unassuming. So humble. So plain. And yet, the pull is so great I can't resist its magnetic force. The hand that created all things great and small pulls me, day by day, closer to my goal. He sets my eyes on the prize. [Tweet "He tests...
when you just need to hold the ones you love {day 4 :: embrace}
We were living in the home of some missionary friends for the year, housesitting while they were overseas on furlough. I had put my firstborn down in her crib, all curled up after her last feed of the day. I tiptoed through the hallway toward the master bedroom, when the phone rang. It was one of those dreaded phone calls you wish never existed. A friend of ours had been killed in a car crash. She was only in her twenties -- spunky and full of life. My chest heaved in disbelief as the news sunk in. I thought of our friend's parents -- how their worst nightmare had become reality....
the perfect memory {day 3 :: capture}
(Psst .. If you're looking for this week's Five Minute Friday post, click right over here.) *** It happens to me often -- and it usually has something to do with the beach, a sunset, or other outdoor beauty, and almost always involved my kids. It's those moments when you wish you had a perfect memory that captured not only color, light and reflection, but also sound, intonation, texture, and taste. Those moments you want to freeze forever and even if you had a camera or a video recorder, you just know the attempted reproduction wouldn't do justice to the reality. But still,...
five minute friday :: family {day 2}
Hey there! Welcome to our first Five Minute Friday of October! All the info you'll need can be found right over here. Who else here is on a Write 31 Days buzz? As you may remember, all of the FMF posts in October will be the most popular prompts voted on by YOU in our lead up to 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes! Raise your hand in the comments if you're playing along! To check out a list of other bloggers writing 31 five minute free writes in October, click here. And have you seen the fabulous new Five Minute Friday tote bags? This month only, you can order one for yourself!...
is calling overrated? {day 1 :: calling}
Yay! It's the first day of 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes :: 2015 Edition! Welcome! I'm thrilled that you're here, and so excited to embark on this challenge with you! Every day in October, we're writing for five minutes flat on these prompts, chosen by Heading Home blog readers! [Tweet "It's not too late to join 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes!"] Our first prompt for the month is: [Tweet "What does "calling" mean to you? Share with us in five minutes or less!"] Ready? GO. No offense, but sometimes I think we can be a little too preoccupied with the...
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