When is the last time you put your phone down or stepped away from the election coverage? I'm thinking you need a break. I sure do! Just in time...today is National Play Outside Day. Do you need a few ideas? Explore hiking trails near you.Check out every park in your neighborhood and climb, slide, swing… Continue reading November 7th: National Play Outside Day!
Author: Stacey Zink
#CoffeeWithaCop
Today is National Coffee with a Cop day! Take a moment today and if you see a law enforcement officer at the donut shop, Starbucks, or a local coffee shop, then consider paying for their coffee. Stay safe and make a difference. -Stacey
National “Do Something Nice” Day
National Do Something Nice Day!
Oct 1st: Homemade Cookies Day
It's National Homemade Cookie Day!
Crossing into Fall
Here in Houston we live for October 1st because it means we have crossed the threshold from summer to fall. We put pumpkins on our front porch while we enjoy cold mornings and fading summer afternoons. This is the gateway to every children's favorite holiday... Halloween! Will you be trick or treating this year? Leave… Continue reading Crossing into Fall
Pain
There is no question that divorce is painful. It's the pulling apart of two souls. I look at my soon to be ex-husband and I'm sad. I mourn over the loss of future memories. I mourn over the pain I have felt the last seventeen years. I wonder why some people are blessed with amazing… Continue reading Pain
Be Brave
At the end of every year, I pray about a word for next year. Through scripture and prayer, I find a word that speaks to my soul. I seek a word that when I pray about it I feel a stirring in my spirit. Sometimes, the word makes sense, but more often I'm surprised by… Continue reading Be Brave
Book Giveaway: A Daring Venture
As a biochemist in early 1900s New York, Doctor Rosalind Werner has dedicated her life to the crusade against waterborne diseases. She is at the forefront of a groundbreaking technology that will change the way water is delivered to every household in the city--but only if she can get people to believe in her work. Newly… Continue reading Book Giveaway: A Daring Venture
Welcome
Thank you for visiting suburbanthoughts.com. I look forward to sharing my passion for life with you on these pages. I love books, writing, my family, and God. It's through the grace of God that I am able to write and I pray the words that follow will bless you. I'm currently writing my fourth manuscript. … Continue reading Welcome
Feelings
This past month at our church retreat I learned something about myself. Have you ever thought you were depending on God, but then realized you were trying to handle life on your own terms? I suppose in my mind I expected God to see how awesome my ideas were and endorse them. The retreat topic… Continue reading Feelings