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Step Back and Look from Another Angle

August 27, 2024 By Shannon Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

We have a bottom-freezer fridge in our kitchen. At the top of the freezer there is a shallow drawer, and at the bottom is a large bin. The space between the two is minimal. Because the freezer was a bit full (or pretty disorganized so it seemed full), I managed to accidentally push an ice pack over the back edge of the bin, leaving it stuck at … [Read more...] about Step Back and Look from Another Angle

Filed Under: Reflecting on Life Tagged With: current events, handling differences

Under Construction: Please Excuse the Mess

July 23, 2024 By Shannon Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

In the coming months, I’ll be updating posts and the site’s main pages to ensure they are easy to navigate and contain up-to-date information.

I’ve been writing posts here on Of The Hearth for over a decade. So much has changed during that time! This is true in my personal life, of course, but it is also true in terms of technology and current events. For this website to remain useful to you, I need to make some updates. I’ve been working on a few of these behind the scenes, … [Read more...] about Under Construction: Please Excuse the Mess

Filed Under: Reflecting on Life Tagged With: current events

2022 Year in Review

December 31, 2022 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

2022 Year in Review

My husband asked me a couple of days ago if I’d ordered a new calendar to replace the 2022 version that is hanging on the front of our fridge. I hadn’t ordered one yet, but his question reminded me that—ready or not—2023 is about to begin! As we start this new year, I’m taking a moment to reflect on 2022. Winter I began the year by … [Read more...] about 2022 Year in Review

Filed Under: Reflecting on Life Tagged With: current events, just for fun

Kindness: A Boost Amid the Battles

November 9, 2022 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

We are all fighting battles, so a little kindness goes a long way.

Many, many years ago, when I was in elementary school, I had a teacher who had the following recommendation posted on her wall: Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. I didn’t think about this quote very much when I was in her class, but I’ve thought about it a lot in recent months. As is often the case, experience is … [Read more...] about Kindness: A Boost Amid the Battles

Filed Under: Being Salt & Light, Reflecting on Life Tagged With: current events, serving others

Today is Special Enough to Use the Special Things

September 12, 2022 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

I often put off using special things until noteworthy occasions, but why wait? What is more special than everyday moments with my loved ones?

I pulled a storage tub of old clothes out of my closet last week. These clothes have been in the tub since we moved into our current home two years ago. They’re in the tub and not hanging in the closet because they are too small for me to wear. When I packed them in there, I was hopeful I would eventually lose enough “baby weight” to fit in … [Read more...] about Today is Special Enough to Use the Special Things

Filed Under: Reflecting on Life Tagged With: current events, just for fun

Save Money on Your Electric Bill by Avoiding the Oven

June 16, 2022 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

To save electricity and lower your electric bill, avoid the oven and try using a slow cooker, toaster oven, microwave, or air fryer to cook dinner.

I try to avoid using the oven to prepare dinner during the summer months. This is because the whole kitchen gets hot when I use the oven. We’ve been having 100°F temperatures, so our air conditioner is working hard enough without me adding heat from the oven! Electric ovens require a lot of electricity to create this heat, so keeping the … [Read more...] about Save Money on Your Electric Bill by Avoiding the Oven

Filed Under: Keeping the Home, Managing Finances Tagged With: current events, frugal living, green living

How to Process Our Suffering When We See That Others Have it Worse

March 17, 2022 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Others often do have it worse, but we should still process our own suffering. Here are some effective ways to do this.

When I see my troubles juxtaposed with the struggles and challenges being faced by others (for example, the missiles being hurled at the people of Ukraine), I realize that the things I face barely qualify as “challenges.” Others have it so much worse. Though this is objectively true—hardships like noisy neighbors and minor illnesses are … [Read more...] about How to Process Our Suffering When We See That Others Have it Worse

Filed Under: Growing Spiritually, Reflecting on Life Tagged With: current events, spiritual growth

Your Suffering is Valid, Even When Others Have it Worse

March 10, 2022 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Should we shrug off our suffering when it pales in comparison to the suffering others face?

Like many of you, I have sat this past week and watched the horrors being perpetrated on the people of Ukraine. It’s depraved. It’s horrifying. It’s heartbreaking. I’m struck by how interwoven yet independent our lives here on earth are. What happens on the other side of the world absolutely impacts us. However, unlike for the people of … [Read more...] about Your Suffering is Valid, Even When Others Have it Worse

Filed Under: Growing Spiritually, Reflecting on Life Tagged With: current events, spiritual growth

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