Welcome to Day 23 of our Christmas Countdown! Today is my Mother-In-Law’s 82nd birthday! Happy Birthday, Ellen! Today’s Random Act of Kindness Do a secret act of kindness. I did one today and it felt awesome. We think doing a kindness only benefits the ones we are kind to, but actually, I beleive it energizes us in ways we can’t …
Countdown to Christmas Day 22
Welcome to Day 22 of our Christmas Countdown! Today’s Random Act of Kindness Pray for a stranger’s meal or coffee. If you’ve never paid for the person behind you in a drive-through line before, give it a try. You’ll smile all day just thinking about it! If you’d like all the random acts of kindness in one list, email me …
Countdown to Christmas Day 21
Welcome to Day 21 of our Countdown to Christmas! Today’s Random Act of Kindness Candy Cane bomb a parking lot! I’m so doing this today! Join me! (Okay, so now the NSA will read my blog post because I used the word bomb…) Basically, I’m going to put a candy cane on every car in the parking lots in town. I …
Countdown to Christmas Day 20
Welcome back! Today is Day 20 of our Christmas Countdown! Today’s Random Act of Kindness Let someone go ahead of you in line. If you’d like all the random acts of kindness in one list, email me and I’ll send you a copy. Today’s Scripture: John 8: 12-18, TLB Later, in one of his talks, Jesus said to the people, …
Countdown to Christmas — Day 11
Welcome to Day 11 of our Christmas Countdown! Today is our Christmas Program at church. But my heart will also be with the men and women in uniform who are serving our country during this holiday season. Which brings me to this very important Random Act of Kindness: Today’s Random Act of Kindness: Write to someone in military service. You …
Countdown to Christmas — Day 10
Welcome to Day 10 of our Countdown to Christmas! I love doing the act of kindness scheduled for today! Today’s Random Act of Kindness: Donate to a bell ringer. Drive to where one is on purpose to do so. I honestly would love to be a bell ringer volunteer one day. I haven’t had the privilege of doing so, but …
Interview with Debut Author and Cancer Survivor, Barbara Britton!
When I met Barbara M. Britton online, I had no idea I’d met such an amazing Strong Girl. But as my recent interview with her on YouTube progressed, and she revealed her journey with and triumph over cancer, I was in complete and total awe of her courage and tenacity. She’s also a pastor’s wife and a Pelican Book Group …
To make your dreams come true, it’s up to you…
“If it’s to be it’s up to me.” I know that as a Christian this quote isn’t exactly right. But there’s a lot of truth in it. Other than the fact that indeed, we must line up our dreams and plans and goals with God’s purpose for our lives, no one is going to make sure we hit the mark …
Karla Teaches
As you may or may not know, I’m nearing the end of my journey toward my degree in Special Education! If I make it through student teaching I’ll graduate in December. Yay! If you’d like to follow my adventures, you can do so here at KarlaTeaches.com If you have ever been a student teacher and have tips for me, I …
Love and Cowboys: An Interview with Author Gloria Doty
If you’re into cowboys and romance, you’re going to love Gloria Doty and her new romance novels! What’s not to like about a title and cover like this? Bring a cowboy home? Don’t mind if I do… I fell in love with the book as soon as I saw it. And I pretty much fell in love with Gloria that …