Because of Grace we Press On
These have been some tense days. Can you relate? I have spent many moments calling out to God, asking him to turn back the clock to pre-Wednesday when my daughter collapsed, the victim of stroke. Many times after hurricanes, the school shootings and other macabre incidents of violence I’ve begged God to not let it … Read more
OK everybody up! Rise and shine! Good Morning to You! How is your day so far? That’s not a trick question. It’s early and here we are at a brand new day. Yesterday is gone, with all its good and all its not so good. Yesterday with all the good news, then the bad; the moments … Read more
Yikes! I need a new opportunity clock. It has been very uncooperative lately and not working to full potential. If it doesn’t work, well you know what that means. I have to work harder to keep my commitments on time. Here’s what is on my heart to share with you today. Trust! Be faithful! Things … Read more
OK everybody up! Rise and shine! Good Morning world! It’s taken me a lifetime to figure it out why I feel like I don’t really ‘fit’ anywhere, but while listening to the 360 degree Leader CDs by John C. Maxwell, and hearing my pastor speak at intervals during a concert at our church, I had … Read more
I’ve been thinking a lot about something I heard when listening to the funeral service of Zig Ziglar. One of the speakers told the story of Zig asking him to think of the three people had an influence in his life, and how their influence helped change his life. I can think of a few, … Read more
Who else was relieved to wake up this morning and realize – YAY! It’s already Wednesday. Hurray! After two fabulous weekends of family, friends, fun, and festivities – we return to tasks we left in various stages of completion a few days ago. How we crave time off; hours of time spent with people we … Read more
It’s Monday everyone…..Time to rise and shine! How was your weekend? Fun? Boring? Frenetic? Relaxing? Too fast and over in a flash? And now here we are….back to what? Whatever your plan for today, it’s Monday! How will you fill in the blank? Ma(g,n)ic! Have you ever thought about why Monday gets such a … Read more
Can it be only 3 days till the New Year? 2013 is so close we can see it. What will we do with these last few days before we open the calendar to the next year. I know. I hear you. New Year? New week? New day? There’s nothing all that different about going to … Read more
The new year is on our doorstep. We can’t really start over but we can begin now to make a difference in our own life and also in the lives of others. If you’ve been reading my blog since it’s inception, this is one of the first posts. Be blessed today, with hope and a … Read more
The tragedy of the past week has left us all reeling with unbelief at yet another act of violence directed at children and adults in a school. Unbelievable doesn’t begin to describe the torn emotions. None of us can imagine the horror and we wonder how we can just move on without impact. We will … Read more