Heatherpaiges

I am excited to announce that I now have my own domain name. My new website is still under construction, but I will be writing there from n...

I look up from the full table, beyond the long white porch of Lauren's rental cottage, at the changes on the lake.  Before breakfast, ...

Fear, not inability, is the greatest barrier that keeps our children (like ourselves) from stepping out in creativity. After tiptoeing thro...

"Hey Linus, look up into that huge dark sprawling 40-foot tall tree. Now look beyond the tree at the first star tonight. Did you know t...

If your child is resistant to washing his hands, try inviting him to give his toy car a shower in the sink.  Or his army man or her my littl...

my neck is not that long. So it turns out I am not bad at math.  I find this out now at age 28 while my husband is in grad school, after...

1) Sunlight on water can be a thousand different kinds of beautiful.  Even over the same body of water, this East Texas lake for instance, e...

20 hours ago we were packing ice chests by candles light because this time yesterday a sudden, angry, lake-sloshing storm blew pine trees in...

This summer resembles last summer in that we move nearly weekly, but this season we are not family member hopping- we are church member hopp...

From the front yard of our house of the week , we sense the local event flickering just under the horizon.  Surrounded by rising fireflies b...

You'll find that I am pretty open.  I am not here to impress you.  I like to say what you hope those sprucy subtle women are thinking be...

A friend once said, "I didn't know you were a deep thinker; I always thought you were crazy."   Indeed, I am awfully introsp...

I listen to podcasts almost daily while I do chores or drive.  Sometimes, I have to pause, dry my hands, and take notes.  But lately, with b...

 -An insatiable need for validation, adoration, affirmation, affection, and devotion.   And we are like, "Where is this coming from?...

Coffee and watching petals fall with morning rain from courtyard tree. Sound, comforting. Site, lovely. Sentiment, sad but hopeful. In ...

http://sharedhope.org/join-the-cause/become-a-defender/

Click here to watch the short video. .

I made a list of words that I love. I'm going to hang it on my cabinet to inspire me in the mornings- to motivate me to juice some veg...

on a neat, interactive website.  http://thebackstory.mtv.com/

There are several more eye-opening videos on this site: http://dontsellbodies.org/

This week I saw the film rendition of one of my favorite musical plays and the musical play rendition of one of my favorite movies. Les Mi...

Last night, my 14-month-old decided to close himself in my parent's hall bathroom.  Not a strange occurrence except that he also scooted...

Listen to this interview of a survivor of sex trafficking who works with Love 146 and the director of Houston Rescue and Restore as they exp...

I prayed that God would help me better understand the characters of both Him and of  those He created.  And this week, I came across fou...

Reaching for carrot shoots and loose potatoes on farm stands, pointing at hopping finches, watching where the folk music is coming from and ...

Psalm 10.

I Get to be the One by JJ Heller You Make Me Believe in Love by JJ Heller Keep You Safe by JJ Heller Seeds by Brooke Fraser In My Arms b...

Warm nutella in a delicate crepe leaves little to be desired.  Especially when eaten in a 17th century structure next door to the Chateau F...

I often apply God's encouraging words for Judah to His encouragement for victims of sex trafficking.  Today, I read in Jeremiah 50:34, A...

To read Bob Makin's September 28 article about Love True, the awesome organization I am helping found, click http://www.mycentraljerse...