3 Things that Bring me Steadiness
These things I know…
Impractical Bucket List
Thank goodness dreams are free.
L. Raine
Helping Someone through a Depression
Hi you,
Because we all want to know how we can help.
Love,
L. Raine
California or Bust! Twenty Nine Palms
Hey you,
Last May my sisters and I took a trip together to California. This is day one, really, afternoon and evening of day one. It’s a longish story as to why my other sisters didn’t make it there right away, but all in good time, and they did make it. We missed them, but here is the chronicle of the first exploration.
L. Raine
Ma'am, Your Jeans are Tight
Hey you,
That “oh no” moment when it dawns on you, your clothes got tight without you noticing.
And the story that comes with it.
Love,
L. Raine
Mother Hen, Q Dinner Parties & Loneliness
Hi friend,
I hosted a dinner last night. The chickens were terribly stubborn.
BUT.
To me the evidence of a great dinner party, and life, is not found in the harmony of the people coming together but the unity of a group of people who love with grace and honesty. True growth in life will never be found in us being “mother hens” over the problems we face, to fix them and make our lives easy. That’s not what the discussion of loneliness should be about, and wouldn’t ever succeed anyway. We have to allow ourselves and other people the honest challenge of their lives, their path of growth.
Love,
L. Raine
Five Books that Shaped my Life
Hey you,
“There is a right way and a wrong way to read books; books are not perfect. They are not idols to be adored or depended on to be the truth in our life. They are fallible, written by fallible people. However taking into consideration the fallibility of humanity we can yet consider that God used such people to write the Bible, a book that has endured thousands of years. It is possible that the truth of life is contained in the pages of the books of mankind, and if we mine for it we might discover gold. “
Love,
L. Raine
The Race of Joseph Gallivant to London
Hey you,
“But the way girls roam over the earth now is something terrible. It always makes me think of Satan in the book of Job, going to and fro and walking up and down. I don’t believe the Lord ever intended it, that’s what.”
However, we gallivanted anyway. All the way to London. Read Part 1 here.
Love,
L.Raine
My Wish List for Autumn
What ho!
Enter here, all who love autumn and visual inspirations.
L. Raine
Stage Fright
Hey you,
“She didn’t settle. When we hear “don’t settle” we usually think of marrying the person who will help us become the best, be friends with the right people, be wealthier, have a successful career, achieve great things and prove our worth. That’s not what I mean. I mean Katie seemed like the person who knows we don’t build our worth through other people, but through the value of sacrifice. That when you truly love people, sometimes you have to love first…”
L. Raine
Wing
Hey you,
In some ways, I’ve known all my life that I’m a strong woman, but it didn’t seem like a lovable thing to be.
I’m Letting Go,
L. Raine
Do you think about death?
Hello friend,
Today I had the question, do Christians live any better? Is Christianity a means to escape suffering? It’s the most peaceful look I’ve ever had at death.
Peace,
L. Raine
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[Guys and Girls] starter guide to finding a signature style
Hey,
From style numskull to blogger. This one has them all.
L. Raine
The sad saga of lipstick
Hey you,
Do you wear lipstick? I almost never do, though I’d really like to the be the person with the signature look. It is all for the following reasons.
Pale,
L. Raine
Why I no longer Croak about Clothing Trends
Hey you,
I used to think trends the most horrific thing imaginable in style, and would skirt broadly around anything approaching flash in style. Wide leg pants? Never! Plastic earrings? What fresh horror…
We all get to laugh at ourselves down the road.
Laughing,
L. Raine
What I would tell my 14-year-old self
Hi you,
Here’s what my 31-year-old self would tell my 14-year-old self.
Love,
L. Raine