Do you find it hard to be on the receiving end of help? From an early age I was taught 'it’s more blessed to give than to receive.' I like being a giver. I like the warm fuzzy feelings I get when I help someone in need. I feel good about myself. But I'm learning… Continue reading Yes please, thank you
Author: maflake
I am a retired middle school media specialist, a writer, a wife and mother, a runner, a reader, a gardener and a seeker of God. I live in an antebellum home in Northwest Georgia with my husband.
Beauty from Ashes
Finding God's promises in the compost pile.
Celebrating Life
My Christian journey has not been a straight path. I have had dark times of doubt, times when I questioned where God was hiding, times of rebellion, and times trying to be someone I was not.
Happy Birthday to Me!
This past weekend I celebrated a birthday milestone — I entered the Medicare age and am now officially a senior citizen. No more pretending that I am somehow not like “those old folks.”
Seeing through the fog
Most mornings by 7 am, I’m sitting in my snuggly bathrobe in my front room with my cup of coffee and devotional books. I watch the sun come up over the tree line of Jack and Zeta’s pasture across the way and listen for God’s word for me. But the past week we have had… Continue reading Seeing through the fog
Under the Magnolia Tree 