Have you ever felt stuck? Maybe you’re dealing with a lot of moving parts and things aren’t going too well. Or you’re faced with a huge decision and you don’t know what to do. When you get overwhelmed, it’s easy to numb out and avoid the hard stuff of life. But numbing out –…
Getting unstuck to pursue God’s great adventure
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Amazon Prime Day Deals for the home
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If you have Amazon Prime then you probably know that it’s Amazon Prime Day July 15-17. Because we just paid a Gi-normous credit card bill due to a graduation party and gift, a trip to Europe, all the stuff I wanted for traveling in Europe, etc., I’m not shopping for any big ticket items with…
Travel hacks and letting go of “packing perfection”
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I’d like to be one of those people who travel to Europe for weeks at a time with only a small carry-on bag. Let’s just say I came close to achieving this goal. I recently traveled to Austria for 11 days, and I managed to get most of my items in a carry-on bag that…
Where is God when things get worse? Welcome to adversity boot camp!
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What do we do when things get worse before they get better? Just when we thought we couldn’t take any more, we find ourselves stuck in adversity boot camp. Several times in my life, I’ve prayed heartfelt prayers for a heartbreaking situation. And you know what happened? Things got worse. A wayward loved one drifted…
Growing your dreams: the simple formula for (finally) making progress
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Are you failing to reach your big goals? Here’s how to get back on track and make real progress by giving your dreams a healthy environment to grow. How do you realize your dreams? Most of the time, you’ve got to have a plan. In other words, set some goals. People usually fall into one…
Gluten-free blueberry lemon butter cake
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It was my turn to bring treats for our ladies’ Bible study group, and I wanted to try something new. I’ve made my GF Cranberry White Chocolate Oat Bars (so good) many times for this crowd because the ladies love it. They ask me to make it for them now. But that seems like a…
DIY bamboo flooring installation for beginners
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As I write this blog post, I’m sitting in my new home office surrounded by freshly painted walls and brand new bamboo flooring. This is the first big DIY project that my Fix-It Farmer and I have tackled in a long, long while. And it wasn’t even on my radar less than a month ago….
Ten Easy Gluten-Free Recipes for the Instant Pot
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I finally jumped on the Instant Pot bandwagon. My lovely mother in-law gave me a check for Christmas, and I knew just what I was going to buy with it! Of course I’ve seen hundreds of posts about the Instant Pot. A few of my friends raved about their pressure cookers. But I’m not an…
God’s love letters to you
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February is a time when many of us think more about love because of, you know, Valentine’s Day. But we usually associate that holiday with romantic love, cards and candy, chocolate for sure. Forget about the chalky little hearts with messages. Fun to read, blah to eat. Save the calories for chocolate. Maybe you remember…
Escaping the traps of perfectionism and procrastination
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Perfectionism: a disposition to regard anything short of perfection as unacceptable, especially the setting of unrealistically demanding goals accompanied by a disposition to regard failure to achieve them as unacceptable and a sign of personal worthlessness. “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.” – Proverbs 13:12 (NLT) News…