Happy Memorial Day and welcome to Grace and Gratitude #5. In this series, I try to recap how I saw grace and gratitude intersect in my life from the previous week. I also link up with my friend Simply Shaunacey for Monday Moments of Gratitude each Monday. Since I went into really deep waters last week, I'm keeping it short and hopefully sweet today. 1. Grace intersected my life with a teacher-friend from the past last week. I read a FB post of hers and decided I should reach out to her. I ... Continue Reading...

I'm thankful to my friend Shaunacey {Simply Shaunacey} for starting her series, Monday Moments of Gratitude. It is reminding me to stop and think about what is going in my life and heart. Am I grateful or am I living with a sense of entitlement? Sometimes I really don't like the answer to that question but it's so good for me to travel there because that is what can bring change in my life. So grace and gratitude...how did they intersect in my life last week? Reality Alert: I'm about to get ... Continue Reading...

Let's focus on gratitude for just a moment on this Monday. For me it's the start of another work week but I am encouraged to go to a job that I am enjoying. Well, taking the time to think about how grace and gratitude have intersected my life this week allows me to reflect. Reflection is something I have been missing in my life lately. I have rushed from one thing to another for more weeks than I care to count and all the while not stopping to ponder how richly I am blessed. I have to ... Continue Reading...