The sun streamed onto my patio several mornings ago, casting a golden glow over my potted plants, and in that moment, I felt peace. The scene brought a passage from Lamentations to mind. The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV I… Continue reading The Lord Will Fight for You
I took Liam to the library a few days ago and saw the images above enclosed in a glass case on my way out. They are the 21 victims that lost their lives in the school shooting on May 24th in addition to the husband of slain teacher Irma Garcia, who died of a heart… Continue reading Remember Uvalde
Liam and I went to the park a few weeks ago, but since there were girls playing at the playground, and since Liam is at a stage where he vehemently dislikes girls and doesn’t try to hide his feelings about it, I opted to walk him past the playground and take him to the nearby… Continue reading Hungry
Sweet, tart, tangy, creamy, and refreshing in every sip! Last year, I wanted to create a strawberry lemonade after posting my spiced lemonade (found here: http://anticipatingadventure.com/2021/05/16/spiced-lemonade/) and frozen watermelon lemonade recipe (found here: http://anticipatingadventure.com/2021/07/12/frozen-watermelon-lemonade/). Unfortunately, I didn’t get around to it, but I have had it on my mind ever since, so I was determined… Continue reading Strawberry Lemonade Smoothie
My family and I finally got a chance to try out a bakery that JJ and I had been eyeing for quite some time. It’s a quaint, German-looking pastry shop located in a charming, German-looking town a half hour outside of San Antonio. JJ and I had been wanting to check it out for quite… Continue reading Three Ingredient Marshmallow Bar
Photo from Pexels.com I put on a cartoon for Liam about Lazarus on Easter Sunday before church. Of course, I would have preferred for him to watch one about Jesus rising from the dead, but we didn’t have access to an episode like that (or so I thought), so a show about Jesus raising Lazarus… Continue reading It’s Not Too Late
When I was young, my mom used to make a dessert every Fourth of July. Or better put, she bought the ingredients and let us make our own according to our liking. It was a very simple but delicious treat consisting of a few scoops of vanilla ice cream topped with blueberry and cherry pie… Continue reading Easy Independence Day Dessert
Photo by Oliver Sju00f6stru00f6m on Pexels.com My family and I recently went out of town. JJ’s nephew graduated from high school several weeks ago, so we flew to a beautiful area in the northeast to celebrate with him and to visit with family in their neck of the woods. The week away was a much-needed… Continue reading Going Deeper
There will never be a shortage of suffering in the world, but there will never be a limit as to how God can use our pain when submitted to Him.
I know I've stated before that I don't want to write about every gutwrenching tragedy that breaks my heart, but this one is different because it hit close to home. Literally. Just 2.5 miles from my front door. These have been my thoughts throughout the past few days in light of the school shooting.
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