Because of Grace we Press On
OK everybody up! Rise and shine! Good Morning To You Good Morning To You …… and Happy 42nd Anniversary to my lifetime partner and husband, Tim. I’ve written about commitment a LOT and today that’s what it’s all about. On this day, January 16, 1971 Tim and I were married at the little church in Bergland, … Read more
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
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
OK everybody up! Rise and shine! Good Morning ♪♫•*¨ To You ¸•♫¸.•.¸ ¸♥¸*♫*•.¸¸♥ Yesterday afternoon someone asked the typical preparedness question, “Got big plans for the weekend?” I was prepared with a most emphatic, “YES! I’m staying home.” In fact I crave being home. No matter how much I love being active and having a … 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
There is opportunity every day to experience the moodiness of others; sometimes even the moodiness of myself. There are days when I’m mystified by the raw, biting attitudes of people who seem to be numb to the effect their attitudes have on co-workers, friends, and even their family – sometimes especially their family. Recently I was listening 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