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Traditions

Traditions

It is Thanksgiving week in the United States and nothing screams tradition to me more than the Thanksgiving holiday. We have traditions in our family and I bet you have them in yours. Where did they come from?  Are they worth passing on?  Those are the...

Choose Joy and Choose Grace

Choose Joy and Choose Grace

It is a Monday morning, not even 10 am, and I am finding myself in need of a pep talk. I woke up early today to go for a walk before work.  Ear buds in place and music turned up I began my walk on the trail.  Preoccupied with my thoughts of my youngest son...

Reflections of Summertime

Reflections of Summertime

I love to feel sunshine on my face and living in Colorado I get to experience that a lot as we like to boast that we have 300 days of sunshine a year.  Blue skies create a sunny disposition so they say.  As our summer days feel longer and the sun shines...

Laughter is Good For the Soul

Laughter is Good For the Soul

I sat in the parking lot of the post office on a cold winter morning.  I could see the long line from where I sat in my car and I was feeling grumpy about the anticipated wait.  I had a heavy heart.    Grey skies loomed overhead replacing the normal bright blue skies...

The Mountaintop

The Mountaintop

Not all mountaintop experiences happen on mountaintops. Some do – like the one we read about in Matthew 17. “Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain”. And there they had a “mountaintop” experience - we know...

Contentment

Contentment

God’s gifts put man’s best dreams to shame.” – Elizabeth Barrett Browning Why is contentment so hard to achieve?  A great question brought to my mind this morning as I was walking through my garden enjoying the beautiful roses that are still blooming.  It is mid...

Learning to Shine

Learning to Shine

I spent last Friday at Disneyland with my husband and two of my four kids.  What a fun day!  We crammed as much Disney as we possibly could into about seven hours.  Let me tell you a little more of the story…  We arrived the night before in LA ready for a quick...

Travel Blog – MOPS Colombia

Travel Blog – MOPS Colombia

Day 1 June 22,2018  So excited to travel to Colombia.  The idea for this trip began last September at Momcon while at a dinner we had organized for the Mission Hills Team and the Latin American Leaders.  One of the Mission Hills leaders, Emerald Holden sat next to a...

Thoughts about Motherhood

Thoughts about Motherhood

I remember being pregnant with my first child and standing in line at the grocery store when the lady in front of me asked if this was my first baby. I replied with an enthusiastic yes and she went on to tell me everything negative about being a mom…  You will never...

Lessons from an IV Pole

Lessons from an IV Pole

I just spent three days in the hospital with my daughter as she was battling a kidney infection. She was very sick and needed IV antibiotics and fluids to battle the infection and dehydration. Scary for sure. We were scheduled to leave on a beach vacation the day she...

Change

Change

If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies… Author - unknown Transitions can be challenging. Change isn't easy, even if it is good change. When I think about my life and the changes I have experienced, I ultimately think change has led to positive growth...

Christmas Traditions

Christmas Traditions

Christmas Traditions In my family it wouldn’t be Christmas without Stritzel. Stritzel is a sweet bread made with slivered almonds, raisins and aniseed. My favorite Christmas treat. I just pulled 6 loaves out of the oven and my house is enveloped with the smell of home...

Advent

Advent

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only son” John 1:14, NIV December has arrived and today is the first Sunday of the month, which means it is Advent time. The word “Advent” is...

This Thanksgiving…

This Thanksgiving…

  This Thanksgiving... This past week has been difficult. As the new Global Ministry Director for MOPS International, I have the privilege of interacting with moms all over the world. I spend most days communicating with moms via email, Facebook, FaceTime calls,...

Exciting News

Exciting News

Today is the day I launch my new website!  sherricrandall.com... All things faith, family, and hospitality I want to especially thank Mike Ruman and Danni Hauer for the beautiful design and functionality of this site - you both are incredibly talented.  Thank you! You...

A Taste of Fall

A Taste of Fall

  Every season has its special beauty and autumn is no exception. Watching the trees turn from a uniform green to all the varieties of gold, yellow, orange and red is always breathtaking. In Colorado the changing of the Aspen trees draws visitors from all around...

Why I blog…

Why I blog…

Why I Blog… I have always loved words. I devoured books as a young girl, never having enough time to read all the books I would check out from the library - stacks and stacks of books. I also enjoyed writing and I can remember my 5th grade teacher telling me I had the...

A Travel Log – MOPS Guatemala

A Travel Log – MOPS Guatemala

A Travel Log - MOPS Guatemala Day 1 I boarded my flight at the Denver International airport which took me to Houston and then to my final destination of Guatemala. It was a beautiful summer day with a typical bright Colorado blue sky. Anticipation for me was high. As...