Watch Your Words by Lindsay Schlegel Words. Text. Language. Quotes. These are how I process the world. These are how I relate to the Lord, others, and in certain ways, even myself. For me, what seems small—a word, a phrase, a text message, a note on a Post-It—can have a really big impact. A compliment …
SALUTATIONS Greetings to you! One way that I show great love in small things is through a heartwarming greeting. When I was a child, I distinctly remember that my mom would always say a greeting of “good afternoon” when she came to pick my brother and me after her work and before she entered the …
Happy Feast Day of St. Teresa of Calcutta! I hope you all are enjoying your holiday weekend and are finding the time today to celebrate Mother Teresa! She is the inspiration behind my blog and has quickly become one of my saint best friends. Her teachings are full of wisdom and always present me with …
“Oh no! She’s getting chocolate everywhere- and on her future saint shirt too!” My mom says, as my daughter continues to eat her chocolate bar. After washing her shirt, the chocolate stains were still there. “Great!” I thought. Why does it seem like whenever my kids wear their future saint shirts they are particularly rambunctious …
Happy Tuesday! It’s been awhile since I wrote something on here, (life has gotten busy) but I’ve had a lot of ideas that I’ve wanted to write about these past few weeks, so I’m trying to take advantage of some quiet time and write. Homecoming We welcomed my husband back home last week after being …
Happy Friday, Everyone! Normally, I would have a guest on my blog today. I decided that at least for this week, “Friday Features” will be taking a break as I gather more guests’ reflections and try to play catch up at home. We have a busy few weeks ahead of us here after returning home …
Do small things with great love Mother Teresa This means a lot to me So I thought I’d put my words in poetry Even praying to God helps! Praying for someone in need You and me can do so many great deeds Like giving old toys to the boys and girls Helping a neighbor or …
Small Strings Make Big Things The sound of my alarm seeped its way into my conscious mind at 4:33 am. It was the start of summer,yet my teacher-self found my hand pushing snooze, and consequently bumbling my way out of bed amere fifteen minutes later. In the dark of the morning I quickly showered, filled …
Do small things with great love. I’m like a grain of sand on the beach…so tiny in this immense world. But in the Bible it says that God knows every hair on my head. I have very thick curly hair…so that is a lot of hair He has gotten to know! So, I must be …
Sometimes, I think I like to-do lists TOO much. Every day for as long as I can remember, I have written down my goals for the day anywhere I can. I have a planner, a wall calendar, too many notebooks to count, and sticky notes all over the place. Each day (or sometimes the night …
