I remember from a young age when my insecurities started. I was in middle school. Seeing all the pretty girls in magazines and movies I wanted to look like that and wondered why I didn’t. I remember…
All the pieces of the puzzle came together in mind in crystal clarity. Gratitude changes attitude. That’s huge. That’s profound. I don’t need a good attitude to have gratitude. I need gratitude to have a good attitude! It’s no wonder that…
I just pray that I can leave behind as great a testimony of God’s great love and mercy as my aunt has. So, Aunt Inez, I will miss you until I take my Heavenly journey and see you again….
The past two days have been a whirlwind! In just over a 24 hour period of time, my new nephew was born, my dad had eye surgery then a heart attack, and my mother-in-law was involved in an accident. Today’s schedule of events…
When is the last time your faith was great enough to move mountains?
Recently I was blessed to be able to take a brief trip to Chicago with my closest friend and her sister. You see, my friend lives on the other side of the globe and we typically only see…
Last week, I picked my daughter up from preschool. While driving home I’m listening to her four-year-old ramblings about her day. As we pulled into our driveway to park, the ramblings culminated in a heartbroken and tearful voice…
Change…the very word almost makes me shudder. Change is hard, and few people enjoy it. Whether it’s relocating, or becoming an empty-nester, change is always on the horizon, like it or not. “Monitor and adjust” was a phrase I heard a lot when I was a teacher. “Adapt…
Life is busy and messy and altogether time consuming. Lonnie and I both began new jobs, I was ill, and we had long-term house guests. There was little time to think. I could almost see…
In 3 hours time, my life went from being a chilled out afternoon and moving right along to being completely nonstop adventures. These solutions to the situations allowed me to help out my…