When we moved here a few years ago, we went church shopping. When we came across New River Church, we knew we were home. Bryan Bradshaw was about to become the head pastor and it was a church in transition. The beautiful thing was, we were coming at the tail end of what had been …
In tune…
Yesterday was one of those days when I was absolutely sharing the same frequency as the Holy Spirit. I've been sending a lot of ideas, concerns, hopes, and dreams out into the world of prayer as of late and I've felt some frustration by the lack of immediate response. Because I'm patient like that. At …
Weekend renovations…
I shared last week about the coversion of dreams -- specifically the conversion I had in the way I saw and always thought about my dining room. Having converted that space into my writing room and working in it all week, I began to envision what I wanted the space to look like. I want …
on gifts of time…
Shortly after moving to the Carolinas, I was invited to join a bible study that meets at our local bagel shop from 8:30a - 10:00a on Friday mornings. This has quickly become one of my favorite parts of the week. The woman who gather around the table come from all walks of life. We're single, …
On being intentional…
Here we are, in a new year, a new decade even. I have spent a lot of time over the last few weeks deciding what my guiding word will be for 2020. I wonder where the trend actually started -- however it did, I'm grateful for it. Picking a word, a theme, a verse helps …
5-0
I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to think, feel, or say about hitting this landmark, but today is the day. Today I turn 50 years old. Behind me lay all the years I've been through and they sure added up faster than expected. When I think in terms of time, 50 years seems like …
H*Ws
Coming into a new year always causes me, like many others I know, to reflect on life -- where I've been, what I gained or lost over the last year and where did I wind up just before the clock stuck midnight turning into a new year, or in this case, a new decade. Some …
2020 here I come…
Pardon me while I blow a little dust off the old blog here...the end of 2019 was crazy busy and in the midst I lost some focus and quite frankly some desire on the creative / writing side. That happens to me from time to time when I hunker down in the middle of a …
Day 7
Back on Monday, after returning from our visit to Chicago, I decided to get my eating back on track. I was feeling so bloated, so over sugared and out of control I knew the best way to do this was to commit to a new Whole30. I've done it before, successfully, and really it's closer …
Shrinking Shay 