Halloween ~ A Holiday of Love

Today is Halloween! Whoo Hoo! Although the history of this day may be of Pagan origin, I cannot help but celebrate what it has become, at least here in Midwest America, and specifically for me and my family: a special day to celebrate and to experience love. I just think it is super cool that …

Let Go of Hate in 5 Steps

It is crazy how hate can eat us up! Hate robs us of peace and precious time! I’ve been there, trust me and hatred is nowhere you want to linger! I prayed and I prayed to have my hatred taken away! After some serious prayer and meditation it became clear to me I needed to …

3 Near Death Experiences: Lessons of Love

I am not sure what drew me to do reading 3 Near Death Experience (NDE) books in the past 30 days, but I eagerly did. In some ways it is not a surprise as I’ve had a strong interest in this area for over 20 years. Perhaps my interest started in high school as I …

When Life Got Rough, God Lifted Me Up!

Last week was rough. Plain and simple… it sucked. It wasn’t one big thing… no, nothing life-shattering or huge, but a bunch of little things that All. Added. Up. Stress. Anxiety. Blah, blah, blah. From missing a field trip with my son due to a fever… to missing a going away party for a newly …

The Ministry of Progressive Christianity

Hello fellow Spirit-seekers! I’ve recently joined the administrative team for The Ministry of Progressive Christianity‘s Facebook Page. It is a page that has been created by Amanda Pietrzak in response to feeling the need to reach out to other Christians, like herself, that believe Faith should be accepting and inclusive! She started this FB page …

Beyond the Blonde: A Blogger’s Introduction

For those who don’t know me beyond this blog I’d like to introduce myself! My name is Ann. I am a 40+, hetero-married, short blonde-haired, blue-eyed, girl & the mother of 3 precious and active young boys. Besides writing here, I am an administrator of The Ministry of Progressive Christianity‘s Facebook page as well as …

Not Just A Blonde’s Favorite Song

This song sings it just right… it’s message made it an instant ‘Not Just A Blonde’fave! FYI: God is not a white man! 😜 ❤️Ann ‘Not Just A Blonde’ What is your fave tune?

Love Saves

God is Love. Choosing Love is choosing God. Choosing Jesus is choosing eternal life. Jesus is God. Choosing Love is choosing salvation. Love is what saves you from death. Choose Love above ALL things. ❤️Not Just A Blonde

Are YOU Progressing with Christianity?

“More and more evangelicals, particularly young ones, are opening up to the idea that gays and lesbians, bisexuals, transgender, and intersexed persons can have full-fledged citizenship status in our country, and can be full participating leadership members in the church. This is a growing movement. Progressive Christianity is growing, and it is the future of …

A Morning Prayer

It never ceases to amaze me that the days that I start with a heartfelt prayer end up going smoother… and so much better! Although I typically just speak to God from my heart, this short prayer touches on what I think opens up my day to being changed by Him. Typically, I list all …