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Did you know that the average American woman owns around 27 pairs of shoes. Yep, you heard me right, 27. While the average American man owns about 12. Who in the world needs that many shoes?! I sure don't, and I'm pretty sure you don't either! (source) American's in general are considered greedy by the rest of the world, always needing to have the best of everything, the most expensive toys and the top brands. It is because of this that we are ... read more
A lot of people attend church, sing songs, and try hard to be good Christians; but for a lot of people getting to know God can be pretty difficult. Either you don't know how to talk to Him, or you don't know how to listen. Getting to know God for us, is just like getting to know anyone else. Luckily for God, He creates us, and knows us better than we know ourselves. But many of us wonder: who is God? 1 | God is the Only Way Jesus said to ... read more
Between the Corona virus, working over 100 hours/week at both of my jobs (one of them now being isolated at home), going at an international adoption of a special needs child alone and so much more, it is so easy for me to feel overwhelmed in the every day. I have felt smaller than small and just plain defeated at times. I've had days where it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel and some days it's hard to pull through when chaos ... read more
I wrote this post a number of years ago in terms of being prepared for winter, but I felt it was a good post to bring back to the blog considering all the hype and pandemic that is around us right now. Also, as most of you know, I no longer have a husband or live at that cabin, and while I haven't changed most of this post I have added a little more wisdom. Enjoy! As my husband finished up chopping the last of wood, I stood outside making small ... read more
For any company you can call these days, you're going to be met with an automated greeting and menu, no matter what. That's just how it is, take the call, process the call and send it off to the right section of the company. This often leads the customer to frustration, impatience and eventually anger; because let's be honest, it's not a great system. But the purpose of the system was not to have great personal time with the client but to have ... read more