Happy Fruitful Friday Reader! 🌀Hurricanes It's pumpkin season, but here on the East Coast, it's also hurricane season! I know, like me, you are praying for those in the Hurricane's path. I've lived through one that left us without power for two weeks, which was hard. But, while it was hard, I remember it being a very fruitful time when neighbors and friends pulled together to share resources. Disasters always provide us with fruit-bearing opportunities. But it shouldn't take a hurricane to...
18 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader! It's been quite a while since our last Fruitful Friday email! I never intended to be gone that long, but I have been busy! The BIG Announcement I've spent the summer creating new editions of all the books in The Potter Series. EA Books Publishing has published paperback and E-Book versions of each. The illustrations are even better than before, and there are a few fewer words in each book. They are more precise and more manageable for young children to read. My granddaughter,...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Happy Fruitful Friday Reader! I’m excited to invite you to the Virtual Mom Summit on August 6, from 12 noon to 4 PM ET. I’m one of 10 professional relationship trainers, and you don’t want to miss this Virtual Mom Summit for encouragement, connection, and growth. Attendance at the live event is free, so register today and start selecting which sessions you may want to attend. Register Here Little Pot and I will be sharing How to help our children become fruit-bearing vessels. We go live at...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Happy Fruitful Friday Reader! Have you gone to see Inside Out 2 yet? I have heard great reviews. When the first Inside Out movie came out, I was in my principal role, helping my school understand how the Holy Spirit grew fruit through them. The concept of our emotions against the backdrop of the fruit of the Spirit made for some interesting conversations. You see, there was a time when I felt that some emotions were good and others were bad. That's not the case, and it led me to suppress the...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Happy Fruitful Friday Reader! Is Father's Day a fun day for you? I have a lot of friends who have lost their fathers this past year. I've been thinking about how tough this Father's Day will be for them. I lost my Dad in 2021. This is the last picture I have with him. He couldn't speak or hear his last few months of life, but He had a way of looking at me that let me know he deeply loved me. Fathers are very special people. My Dad and I before He went to be with Jesus. Our Heavenly Father I...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Happy Fruitful Friday Reader! It's Summertime! Three cheers for the Summer Vacation! If you're a teacher, I know you sigh in relief. Congratulations—you made it through another school year! If you're not a teacher, it's a great time to thank your teacher for an amazing school year. Here are ways to give The Little Pot gifts as End-of Year-Teacher Gifts. Read the Blog I'm headed to my grandson's preschool graduation this evening, and then I will bring him and his sister back to my house for a...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Happy Fruitful Friday Reader! Last week, I shared how storms can destroy fruit. Did you know they can also produce it? ☔️Storms of Life and FBOs If you read last week's email, you read about the tornado that ruined a strawberry field. That spurred my thoughts on how storms of life also destroy the fruit of the Spirit. I've been thinking about that idea and revisiting my previous blog posts about what keeps the Holy Spirit's fruit thriving through adversity. Life storms are when others most...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Happy Fruitful Friday Reader! Are you ready for strawberry season? 🍓Strawberry Season Have you been strawberry picking this year? I considered going this past week to Gaston County, NC. Then, I realized that a recent storm and tornado had destroyed the strawberry field closest to where I was. Likewise, flooding from California's Pajaro and Salinas rivers damaged hundreds of millions of dollars worth of strawberry fields last year. The flooding affected about 20% of strawberry farms in the...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Happy Mother's Day and Happy Fruitful Friday, Reader! I don't have to remind you that this weekend is Mother's Day. Mother's Day without a Mom I never appreciated Mother's Day much until I had to celebrate it without a mom. My mom died when I was 19 years old. As all kids and teenagers do, I lived the first nineteen years focused on myself. I never realized what a mom did and never thought it could be that difficult. Mother's Day as a Mom I couldn't wait to be a mom myself. I anticipated...
5 months ago • 1 min read