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Fashionable at 55!

February 23, 201650 Years Old Plus, Encouragement for Women, Spiritual Encouragement, Who I am in Christ, Who we are in ChristChristian encouragement, clothing, confidence, encouragement, fashion, fashion at 55, who I am in ChristT.W. Allgaier

Last year at this time I was working part time at a clothing boutique. And it had been established that I like clothes. I still like them. I still like fashion. However, I do not want to try and dress like a 35 year old.

Dressing like that 35 year old isn’t a problem. My “bad hip” has required me to wear “sensible” shoes and although I still like “skinny jeans”…..there are limits. And now that I work at the radio station, being “fashionable” isn’t a real concern. Continue reading Fashionable at 55! →

Eyes to See and Ears to Hear

February 18, 2016Christian encouragement, Discouraged Christian, Identity, Spiritual Encouragement, To Rest in Christ, Trust, Who I am in Christ, Who we are in ChristChristian encouragement, ears, encouragement, eyes, Matthew, Rest in Christ, who I am in ChristT.W. Allgaier

I have been known to have a “stubborn streak”. At least I have been told that over the years. But I think with age I have become a little less so….I guess I should ask the hubby .

And if I am painfully honest with myself, I am a “fixer”. I am a “mother” and “teacher” who wants to do those things with most people I know…fix the problems, mother the person and teach them too! Continue reading Eyes to See and Ears to Hear →

Hole Punchers and Grace

February 16, 2016Discouraged Christian, Grace, Spiritual EncouragementAbundant Life, Christian encouragement, encouragement, Grace, labels, lost, organization, spiritual encouragementT.W. Allgaier

There is nothing worse than not being able to find something that you know you have. You know what I am talking about….don’t you?

I have spent two days looking for a hole puncher that I knew I had in my possession. Please bear in mind that I consider myself a very organized person. I label things. I have a craft room in which each canvas bin has a label. However, the very reason I was looking for the “hole puncher” was to “re-label” the canvas containers because the labels kept falling off.

So today I finally decided to buy a hole punch. I went to two stores and could not find one. The third store was a charm. The entire time I was looking for this hole puncher, I KNEW that I would find mine as soon as I got home and started “relabeling” each canvas bin. Continue reading Hole Punchers and Grace →