Help me ‘Peese! Ever struggled with something to the point that you feel stuck and need help to overcome? I have been on a never ending cycle of trying to reach something that is not possible ~ perfection here on earth! Grandson #7, Emmett, often gets ‘tuck – be it in his car seat, behind…

Are there people in your lives who have passed away that you sure hope they know the incredible impact they have made on your life? That would be my grandparents. If I had a way of sending a letter to Heaven, it would go something like this ~ Grandma and Grandpa: It’s been almost 13…

drought cannot be pure joy – or can it I have recently shared about how I’ve been struggling spiritually – not doubting God’s existence, but if He even cared about the heaviness on my heart. https://gracefilledjourney.com/drought/ A couple weeks ago I was reading 100 Names of God by Christopher D. Hudson and Elohim Shama – the…

Our family lives for the county fair. Just like Homer Zuckerman in Charlotte’s Web, we pour our whole heart into taking projects/animals to the fair to bring home the top prize – a beautiful purple ribbon or banner. To attain these awards requires lots of time, dedication, tears, and some good old-fashioned yelling. Anyone who…

I’ll be Happy When Resolution Ever been diagnosed with the “I’ll be happy when . . .” syndrome or made resolutions year after year to no avail. Guilty of both! Waiting for things to be in line with our distorted expectations or thinking we’re going to fix something with a simple declaration never works. In…

Thanksliving vs. Thanksgiving Is there a difference? Can changing one letter in a word alter the meaning? Think about this one letter change: Sunday vs. Sinday . . .  Often when I’m texting, I’ll type Sinday mistakenly. Thank goodness for autocorrect in this instance!  So, does thanksliving differ from thanksgiving? As you can imagine by…