.jpeg "friday favorites")
Happy Friday friends! I hope that you have had the most wonderful week! This week has been busy, but full of sweet blessings and so it has been a very sweet week. I hope that as we approach Thanksgiving this next week that you are doing well. One of the things that I am constantly thankful for is the opportunity to connect with y'all here- this community is something I thank the Lord for often!
As we approach this coming week, I am also aware that for some of you this is a very tender and difficult week. For us- this upcoming week is looking very different than we had originally planned and would covet your prayers as my mom will need to have a heart procedure done on Tuesday. This news came as a surprise to us a couple of weeks ago and we truly appreciate your prayers for us as we travel to New York City for this and for this surgery to go well and also for it to help some situations that have been happening. I am always so grateful for your prayers for me and for my loved ones. Thank you!
I am also aware that some of you are bravely trying to face the coming week and are deeply struggling behind the scenes. This post (HERE) is one that I hope that you will find encouraging in the days to come.
Again, today I just want to say thank you again for making this such a lovely community! Here are some of my favorite things from this past week! First of all....
.jpeg "friday favorites")
1. Phone Calls
I had such an amazing phone call this week... it was so much fun and so energizing that I am still smiling about it. Phone calls are definitely a favorite.
.jpg "friday favorites")
2. Beautiful Morning Sun
I have been treasuring the early morning sun that has greeted me many mornings this week - this is the view that has greeted me out of my window many morning this week.
I am so excited to share more Christmas Journals and Junk Journals are going into the shop TODAY!! Our first Christmas drop sold out so fast this year so if you are still looking for the perfect unique gift or for a bespoke heirloom memory piece for yourself, head to the shop and go HERE for the collection!
As we head into a new year, if you are looking for Thursday Health Thoughts, Simple and Nutritious recipes and encouragement for chronic illness or health issues, check out this page HERE! Every week I share new thoughts and tips and I hope that they are an encouragement to you in your health journey!
.jpg "importance of laughter")
This week I re-shared about the importance of laughter in our lives and for your health. If you missed the post you can find it HERE! Seriously - check out those health benefits- I am still in shock about just how important laughter is! It is so so important.
There are also lots of posts related to the holidays including...
If you are looking for holiday specific books that I have written you can find them here...
*****5 Star Rated*****
This is the first and only Lyme Specific Advent and Christmas Devotional for Lyme Warriors. Here is a brief description of the book from the press release:
"When Light Dawns" is the first and only Lyme Patient specific book for the Advent & Christmas season. This book features daily reflections that will inspire & give hope to Lyme Warriors. Containing a daily reflection & song for each day of the Christmas Season (from the last week of November through the first week of January) "When Light Dawns" can be used as a simple encouragement to the weary heart or as a guided devotional study. However it is used, "When Light Dawns" will provide encouragement & give new meaning to the popular phrase, "Holiday preparations" this season.
You can find it where books are sold and on Amazon HERE!
Book 2 in the Chronic Grace Series
This is the first and only Chronic Illness Specific book related to the idea of what to pray, what to do, and what to say (releasing in 2025) for Chronic Illness patients. Here is a brief description of the book from the press release:
This book is written for those with a heart and desire to practically meet someone struggling through the confusing and difficult road of a chronic health condition this holiday season. Often those who long to walk the journey of a chronic health condition with their loved ones ask from a sincere place, "How can I really help this holiday?" but feel at a loss of where to start. This book is filled with unique and one-of-a-kind ideas for this holiday season that will be a wonderful "jumping off point" for you to be reaching out to those whom you love that struggle with chronic health issues and their loved ones.
You can find it on Amazon HERE!
I was so excited to share this week (read HERE) about the October 2024 bestsellers in the TPT shoppe! You can read all about these items! Thank you so so much for all of your support of the shop!! You can find the post HERE!
With Caravan Sonnet turning eleven years old this year I love sharing on Fridays some of the older but most popular posts on the blog! One of the things that Caravan Sonnet developed into was a a resource for singles. There are four posts out of that series of posts that has stayed incredibly popular on the blog. Several years ago on the blog I mentioned that I pray for my future husband (and frequently write him notes, cards, and prayers) on a daily basis. I shared 10 Things to Pray for your (future) Husband in a post on the blog which you can find HERE. These posts were followed up over the years with several other posts including:
I would be remiss if I didn't share a few single posts related to the holidays here with them approaching next week...
First - if you are looking for a way to bless your single friends during the holidays this post...
will give you some great ideas. Here are a couple of others...
I am thankful that y'all find these encouraging and hope that they encourage you to be praying for your (future or current) spouse in your life! While I don't write as often about singleness anymore, you can find all the posts for singleness HERE!
I hope that you have a wonderful Friday friends! Thank you for making this such an incredible space to come to and connect with every single day and thank you again for all of your prayers for my precious mom in this upcoming week. I am so blessed!!
Post a Comment