Five Minute Friday {Bloom}
GoThese are my flowers. I’ve never had flowers bloom like this before. You see, I have a black thumb when it comes to gardening. Death black, in fact. This year,… Read more Five Minute Friday {Bloom} →
Summer Plans FOR ME
My friend, Franki, shared this link with me: Mom’s Summer Bucket Lists. Franki and I like to joke that we are successful when we manage to put on lotion or… Read more Summer Plans FOR ME →
You Inspire Me {Coffee for My Heart}
Who inspires you? I’m almost afraid to publish this list because the moment I do is the exact moment that I forget someone who should be on this list In… Read more You Inspire Me {Coffee for My Heart} →
40 Stories of Family and Faith
For those who have been reading my stories for a long time, you know there’s been a shift in my writing life. I walked away from Two Writing Teachers in… Read more 40 Stories of Family and Faith →
What Brings Me Joy
StoriesSmiles GigglesHugs WritingWalkingPaintingCooking AndyHannahStephanieJordanSam StripesArgyleDotsColor Pure joy is when I’m doing exactly what I’m made to do at the exact moment I am created to do it. Pure joy is… Read more What Brings Me Joy →
{Write}: Five Minute Friday
Go I’ve been a lazy writer lately. I said these words to another writer friend this week.They’ve been haunting me ever since. We live in a society that often confuses… Read more {Write}: Five Minute Friday →
{hero} five minute friday
GoGod madehumansheroes. Do human thingsto make theworld better.Add thesuper powerstrengthof agreat bigGod. MoldedintoSuperheroes. Territory expands. Save livesRescue soulsLove morewithsupernatural strengthof the one whogiveslife. Stop In the summer of 2013, I came across a writing challenge hosted by Lisa-Jo Baker. For more information, check out this link to Five Minute Friday. The nitty-gritty is you write for 5 minutes on a word, then you share your post, and you comment on another. I hope you’ll join too.
{visit} Five Minute Friday
Go It’s been too long since I’ve had a visit with my friend. I miss her. She’s the kind of friend who when we do get to visit, it won’t feel like it’s been months since the last visit. We will pick up, not missing a beat. But right now, in this moment when the visit was too long ago and I miss her so much that there’s a lump in my throat, just thinking about how long it’s been, I’m not soothed knowing that our friendship is rock solid… Read more {visit} Five Minute Friday →
Unbeautiful Moments
Sometimes when you have a rough start in life it is hard for the world to see you as beautiful. When you’ve been marred by the world and have lived too long without a forever family, sometimes it’s hard to see yourself as beautiful. Sometimes it’s hard to be beautiful. As a mom to children who had to live too many years without me, I’m learning to see their beauty even in the most un-beautiful moments. This week we are celebrating one year as a family of six. You’re Beautiful… Read more Unbeautiful Moments →
Ruth Ayres Writes 