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With the happenings at Boston a lot more focus has been placed on races, but more so the spectators. Spectators were the people who were injured the most. All these innocent people, brutally injured, for doing what? Cheering people on. Have you ever ran a race? Done something extremely challenging? Encouragement is greatly needed along [...]
Let’s take our monthly theme a step further, shall we? 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 . . . “your bodies are temples of the holy spirit.” If it matters what comes out of our temple, such as what we say and how we act, wouldn’t it also matter what we put into our temple? For our mind, [...]
I have wanted to do a 5K with my family since Thanksgiving! So here we go, FLT family; you get to join in the fun too. So, I will be writing over the next 8 weeks from start to finish our 5K plan, progress, and results. I have designed a basic plan for beginners to [...]
I seem to be of few words and many emotions these days. Instead of getting lost in words I just lay my heart out and seek. And in the midst of all of this, I keep thinking of one thing: Today I feel at home. Today my home is here. “Home is where your [...]
Last month I introduced a new challenge for the ladies of Fancy Little Things: The Kindness Challenge. It sprung from an idea that the most radical thing we can do as Christians is to be kind, to love the heck out of each other, to spread the love of Jesus in big and small and [...]
After fifteen years of waiting on God to reveal the details of the call He placed on my life when I was fifteen (yes, I’m 30 now), I find myself overwhelmed with gratitude as He finally begins to reveal the specifics of His plan after all this time. I’m also filled with a deep appreciation [...]
Christmas cards are something I look forward to every year! I love sending an updated family photo to family and friends! But getting just the right photo can be quite a task. SO– I want to share with you my tips on getting a great photo to use for your holiday cards. ONE Find [...]
Oh, the holidays. A time to be together with family, eat a lot of food our thighs don’t particularly love, and generally be thankful for all that we have. The older I get, the more I find myself shaping and reshaping family relationships. Don’t read too much into that: I adore my family, but when [...]
Years ago my outlook on life was extremely black and white. The world was divided into right and wrong; yes and no. It either was or it wasn’t. Somewhere in the midst of growing up and learning about myself and the world around me, I started to see things differently. I slowly learned the art [...]
Continuing our celebration of the men of FLT, I want to share a little about the man behind me. Because even though he doesn’t really “get” the whole blogging/website/online thing, he stands behind me in everything I do. We call him El Presidente. To my kids he’s a firm but loving step-father, dishing out wrestling [...]
There’s nothing worse than scrambling for the perfect gift, is there? The best gifts involve thought — thought about that particular person, their hobbies, upcoming adventures, the things that are important to them. This is no small feat with Dads and Grads! And I loathe resorting to a check for the graduate and a gift [...]
There was a time when I didn’t want to listen to my mom. I probably rolled my eyes (behind her back!) and I know I tuned her out when she would offer little nuggets of wisdom. And then I had kids. And she mysteriously became one of the wisest women I knew. Her nuggets became [...]
