I am humbled and thrilled! I have been nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award by a wonderful blogger Wrong Kind of Christian. Who, I must admit, is living out a secret wish of mine. You see, my husband and I LOVE live music – going to shows, dancing the works! I also sing Contemporary Christian music in a Praise Band…
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Regret and Reflection
Who decided Labor Day weekend is the unofficial end to summer? Probably the same person that determined Memorial day weekend was the unofficial beginning to Summer! Does that make one greedy – to want the early start, but not the early end? It does seem like there are so many more folks who look forward to Pumpkin Spice everything and…
The “Real Neat” Blog Award
Thank you, Ashlee Nicole Explained for the nomination of the Real Neat Blog Award. Ashlee has been especially encouraging throughout my blogging journey. We met, virtually, during the 5-Day Blastoff Course from It’s a Lovely Life and it has been my privilege to get to know her and have her support. Along with being extremely supportive of other bloggers, she has…
“The Best Laid Plans…”
As you come to know me, you will learn that I am a HUGE planner! Oh, yes, I do entertain spontaneity with the best of them, but planning ahead and working towards creating memories and organizing/researching the perfect vacation, day trip or party is my sweet spot. In my Motivation post, we take that one step further and chat about…
The Blogger Recognition Award~Why I started blogging
This particular post is going to be a little different than my usual, but I do hope it will provide a little insight into how Rise Love Live was born. I am so proud and so excited – I have been nominated for “The Blogger Recognition Award“!! I would like to thank Diana @thislifeasD for nominating me for this award. Her…
Let’s Celebrate!
As you remember, the original journey began last year, the day after my birthday. That day, I realized the next birthday was going to be one of the “big ones” that we tend to celebrate in life. With God’s blessing, I will be able to celebrate 4 more “big ones”, but today we are celebrating this one! Well, here we…
Motivation
Motivation is a drive or willingness to complete something AMAZING! I am so thrilled that I was able to marry this quote and this picture! All of our dreams can come true … Walt Disney By happenstance, I came across the fabulous quote, above, from Mr. Disney and the fun facts listed below about Mr. Hilton, and when I did…
Navigating our Difficult Emotions with Music.
My second music post was relatively “easy” for me to write, so I thought I should give myself a bit of a challenge and touch on stronger feelings and emotions that are sometimes harder for us to handle – Love, Hatred, and Pain. Ah, that sweet feeling of being in love. The excitement of butterflies in your tummy when you…
Practicing Gratitude Every Day will help Bring us Towards Inner Peace
The practice of gratitude takes discipline. But it is such an important self-love exercise that we should work on it every day. Even if it’s not part of your routine, you probably give thanks and are grateful during celebrations and holidays. The most obvious holiday, of course, is Thanksgiving. Holidays … Oh, how I love Thanksgiving! This wonderful holiday is…
How do you Successfully Purge with Purpose?
Clutter creates Chaos! Purge rhymes with urge, and when you have a powerful urge to throw stuff away or clean something out, you have an urge to purge. From the Latin purgare, meaning “purify,” purge is used as a verb for removing impure things, whether they are items we no longer use or guilty feelings in a person or even simply rotten vegetables in a refrigerator….