Steps of Faith
Ruth Ayres invites us to celebrate each week. Click over to her site Discover. Play. Build. to read more celebrations. My youngest daughter wrote a note to me in appreciation for me paying for her registration for the Girls on the Run 5 K Race and inspired me to...
Lisa Maples | Dec 15, 2015 | 2 Comments
Where I Am From
"Where are you from?" is a question that people ask me sometimes. Although I grew up in the same town where I was born, I have decided that I am not just from that location, but am from a collection of experiences. We are all from a geographical location in the...
Lisa Maples | Dec 1, 2015 | 3 Comments
Salt and Light
I am thankful to Ruth Ayers who provides a place to share and celebrate with others through her weekly link up of blogs. This week, I am celebrating the effects of salt and light. “A holy life will make the deepest impression. Lighthouses blow no horns, they just...
Lisa Maples | Nov 15, 2015 | 3 Comments
Bumpy, Broken Roads
In my Wordpress Blogging 101 course, my assignment for today was to publish a post I'd like my ideal audience member to read, and include a new-to-me element in it like a picture or video. I needed to think about the readers who would read this post. I knew that I...
Lisa Maples | Nov 5, 2015 | 0 Comments
It’s About Time: Time Well Spent
I am participating in a course offered by Wordpress called "Blogging 101". I thought that I would post regularly on this blog every other week on Sundays, however, during this course, I would like to share my assignments and get feedback from my readers. So far,...
Lisa Maples | Nov 3, 2015 | 2 Comments
Comfort and Connection – My Blog Goals
First of all, I am celebrating that I found my way out of a corn maze last Friday night. A group of fourth graders and some moms tackled it as a part of a friend's birthday party. The darkness had fallen so we were equipped with flashlights. I scanned a QR code...
Lisa Maples | Nov 2, 2015 | 2 Comments
Happy
Have you ever felt like you were in a pit of misunderstanding, a dungeon of disbelief or in a hole that hindered you from seeing any truth? I have been there during my life. The journey from there to here has been one filled with tears and prayers. I would like...
Lisa Maples | Oct 27, 2015 | 2 Comments