All Wrapped Up and Tied in a Bow - Anne Marie Sanftner

Let’s be real for a minute and please let this question sink into your beautiful soul. Do you feel the need that your life must be all wrapped perfectly and tied up in a perfect bow? Do you ever feel like you don’t measure up to other people’s expectations? Do you ever feel like the expectations are too? How about an example; do these thoughts or similar ones ever creep up in your head? “Look at that perfect Christmas tree…mine doesn’t look like that.” “That family picture is so beautiful…I wish we could do that so others can see us look that good.” “They always get such amazing Christmas gifts…we can’t afford those but I’ll get them anyway.” “It all has to be perfect…I have to do whatever I can to make it perfect.” I am using Christmas time as an example because I sincerely feel that not-measuring-up can be a dominating feeling during and after the holiday season.

Christian Life, Christian Service, Encouragement, Faith, God's Will, Love of GodAmy SappDecember 26, 2022Gifts, Expectations, Christmas, Season, Pictures, Perfect, Cozy

Not Perfect, but Transformed! - Terri Howe

It started out as a fairly small project, we were going to replace our countertops, paint, and replace the flooring and we were going to do the work ourselves with some help from others where needed. The more we looked around and talked about what different rooms needed, our list of improvements began to grow! We found a contractor that said he could do the work and began our three-week project!

Christian Life, Christian Service, Encouragement, Faith, God's Will, Love of God, Peace of God, Trusting GodAmy SappDecember 14, 2020Transformed, Transformation, Renewed, Perfect, Perfection, Remodel, Projects