Creating inviting spaces has been a delight for me for as long as I can remember. As a young girl, I used to spend hours on Barbie’s dream home. But it wasn’t the store-bought house that I played with. I used corners of my bedroom floor or the bookshelves behind the door to design…
Forgiveness might be the strongest power we possess. It is the reset button for pain in our lives, the almighty do-over. And yet this virtue is extremely difficult to master. What is it about forgiveness that makes it so hard to do? Even when all spiritual traditions and religions hold forgiveness as a core…
January 2022…another new year…another beginning. I don’t know about you, but I love a fresh start. It’s like a pristine coat of paint in the trending color of the year, full of possibilities and HOPE. Hope! I once heard hope defined as projecting positive feelings into the future. When was the last time you…
Running a half marathon was a serious accomplishment for me (especially running it undertrained!), but it was nothing compared to the mountain that was ahead of me. Fitness began as a pain outlet for me (here’s the link to that “Marathon Mentality” post), but in a single conversation, I went from running to strengthening. …
Encouragement is the biggest reason I write. I need the boost as much as anyone, maybe more. Sometimes experiences are so painful…so discouraging…that it becomes difficult for me to see beyond them. So, I look for God’s daily encouragement in the Bible, and then I write it down. This every day seeking, finding and…
Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not covet. Shalt not. Shalt not. Shalt not. Does the Bible sound like a big pile of shalt nots? It has that reputation. Many people do not attend church, do not read the Bible, and do not participate in corporate Christian religion because of…
I consider myself a “Doer.” I am a get in there, get my hands dirty, tackle that goal sort of gal. As a result, some stuff has gotten done. I’ve moved furniture, painted rooms and cleared gardens. I’ve sought education, worked outside home, volunteered with PTA, gone on missions and been active in church….
This has not been an “Untethered” week. I’ve been shocked by words said and deeds done. I’ve been angry. I’ve been shedding tears. I’ve wondered, “Where are you God?” Hearing my own voice echo those words so often cried out in the book of Psalms, I remember David. The boy David not seeking to…
You are filthy, stinkin’ rich! Perhaps your pockets don’t contain cash, but if you look at your life, you’ll find assets of another variety. Guaranteed. Earlier this year, my husband and I took a trip to India. Currently, India is known for its high population of people in poverty, and yes, we saw that…
When my youngest child was in the third grade her teacher introduced the class (and me) to a brilliant concept made popular in the book 8 Great Smarts by Kathy Koch, PhD. In her book, Dr. Koch seeks to educate parents on how smart their kids are, regardless of how they perform in the…
