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HOME!  The very word brings a feeling deep down in heart of a place where we can relax and be ourselves.   It is our own little sanctuary in this life. We were created for sanctuary and most of us would say we truly desire our homes to be a place of peace and acceptance, satisfaction and joy, beauty and order. One of my favorite blogs - Home Sanctuary shares about this: "Sanctuary isn't an absence of conflict, it's a commitment to listening and understanding. It's not a zen-like existence, but it's a place where there is a decision to shut out some of the noise of the world outside. It's about creating a home where each individual can thrive. Sometimes that means doing loads of laundry so that my kids can find clean clothes to wear. Sometimes it means waiting up for a teenager to come home and listening to tale after tale of high school drama when your body is crying out for sleep. Sometimes it means cleaning toilets, making lunches, changing d...

3 Green Gifts

    The old saying goes, "March comes in like a lion, out like a lamb " thankfully fell short in our area.  This weekend has been beautiful!  Perfect weather, a busy soccer season ended, leaving us some family time at home!   In my emails, I came across Ann Voskamp's  March Joy Dare , where every day of the month, encouragement is given to look for specific things to be thankful for.  Today's challenge was to find "3 Gifts Green".    In the middle of our church worship service, the sermon was on being deliberate about loving God and focusing on Him.  Remembering the Joy Dare for today, I scanned the congregation for anything 'green'.  Quickly I found 1,2,3 people wearing green.  This will be easy...I thought!   Person #1 - one of the most godly women I have ever known!  Through the years, she has modeled the grace and glory of the Lord to so many.  "Thank you, Lord, for this beautiful exampl...