Kendrick Family Life and Adventures

Good morning All, Once again my blogging is sporadic with little consistency as life seems to be  I miss writing as it is a form of release for me. As I am getting ready for work this morning, words that I heard in prayer meeting keep ringing in my head. "People may have you think you are insignificant, but you are not! God loves every soul even the lost ones." Most of you that have read my blog know I speak on a variety of things but when something touches close to home I try to be an open book. The reason why is because I know I am not the only one going through these things and if my words can help someone in any way it is such a blessing knowing they were helped. I have struggled with the belief that I am insignificant. I don't matter, what I think doesn't matter, how I feel doesn't matter. In my thoughts I know this is not right because when I hear others talk that way I do anything in my abilities to help them see otherwise. Yet,in my heart I never real...

Good Morning All, I hope you woke up this morning in good spirits. Anytime we wake up we are blessed with another day. A day to do something better, different, learn, love, encourage others, and have fun. Thankful Thursday is back. For those new to the blog, every Thursday I blog about 3-5 things that I am thankful for and encourage you to join me. No matter how small you think it may be it can be a blessing. You can feel free to comment here on the blog or my FB page. Today I am thankful for: Rain - this morning I woke up to the sound of rain. Where we live we are going through a drought and the rain is badly needed. I have always loved the rain. As a child, as soon as I saw it raining I would run outside and start playing in the rain. I have even done it a few times as an adult...lol. Dragging my kiddos behind me and splashing in puddles while running around rain soaked grass. (The first time they thought I was crazy, but they joined in and had a blast.) Those are memories that ...

Good morning All, It has been almost six months since I have blogged for myself. Life once again has been crazy, but when is it not? I truly enjoy writing/blogging and have missed it tremendously. I will not be doing a personal update today. Today, I wanted to talk about the power of a hug. I am not talking about how much muscle your arms have and how hard you can crush someone. I am talking about the power a Genuine, Heartfelt Hug has to change a person's day. There are scientific studies about the benefits of hugs. Relieves tension, reduces stress, increases blood flow, helps self-esteem, and boosts the immune system. Wow, something as simple as a hug can do that? What about the non scientific benefits? A hug that is genuinely given freely can make a person that is having a bad day feel better, it can help someone that is hurting heal, it can let someone know that you are thinking about them and care about them, it is giving a part of yourself selflessly to someone els...