Hazardous Driving Conditions

Yesterday I woke up exhausted – but it didn’t last long. I perked right up on the trek into work on the most treacherous road conditions of the winter so far. Not that my mind wandered too far away from the strategic mission of the moment – get in the car and drive – but … Read more

Saturday Strategy

I woke up this morning – too early for a Saturday – with this thought on my mind.  “I look up to the mountains; does my strength come from mountains? No, my strength comes from God, who made heaven, and earth, and mountains.” Psalm 121:1  I knew instantly the source of that verse and why … Read more

Disappointment

My heart ached for my friend who tearfully said, “I’m so disappointed.” She didn’t even have to tell me why; I just knew her spirit was crushed at that moment because something had gone wrong. I visited my daughter who, at age 38, had a stroke and is enduring an intense, laborious recovery. I see … Read more

It's Warm Inside

OK everybody up! Rise and shine! Good Morning everyone! It’s Wednesday …. the middle of the week – and boy it is COLD out there!  Here are some ways to warm up our day from the inside out.  Having an attitude of gratitude, practicing being thankful is a catalyst. It changes e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. It takes an act … Read more

No Grumbling + No Arguing=Shine

There is nothing that adds speed to my steps than oversleeping – guess what.  That’s me today.  Where does the time go? Even if a day drags by, once the sun goes down, I’m sure the minutes in an hour are compacted into much shorter units. But here I am – ready for the day, … Read more

Master Magician

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

Who I am not

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

Is it tomorrow already?

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

Refining Grace