by Marilyn Nutter | Nov 15, 2021 | anxiety, Bible promises, challenging days, hope, inconvenience
We headed up the mountains looking forward to changes in color along the highway. Our plan included a stop at a waterfall, lunch, and finding pumpkins. As we started out, our conversation was peppered with laughter and questions from two little boys in the backseat....
by Marilyn Nutter | Jul 5, 2021 | anxiety, Bible promises, comfort, God's faithfulness, God's promises
After a recent visit from grands, I thought about how different childhood is today from my days as a Mom of girls.. Reminiscing about my daughters growing up and outside summer play, led me to images of biking with friends and picnicking in the nearby gazebo. As...
by Marilyn Nutter | May 17, 2021 | anxiety, grief and loss, month of May
A good friend recently confessed she has a love-hate relationship with May. “It’s generally stressful, but this year May has turned from busy into overwhelmed. End of school, Mother’s Day, prom preparations, graduation …” Her list continued with additional difficult...
by Marilyn Nutter | Jun 28, 2020 | anxiety, faith, hope, peace, perspective; truth not lies;peace
Here we are. 2020 is half over and some feel as if they haven’t lived much of it. One social media post lamented a most wasted purchase was a 2020 planner. It has been an unsettling few months. Children completed school at home; graduations didn’t happen or were in...
by Marilyn Nutter | Oct 31, 2017 | anxiety, disappointments, expectations, purpose
I spotted the sign and thought, why not?An estate sale was in progress and since I found a parking spot on the street, I decided to see what treasures the house held. As I entered, the women conducting the sale greeted me with a smile and told me, “There’s something...