At the end of each year (actually—usually starting in late November) I start meditating and praying and thinking about what my theme for the next year is going to be. Or maybe theme isn’t exactly the proper term – more of where I most want my focus to be. As 2018 drew to a close, I struggled with …
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3 Questions to Ask When CHOOSING To Be THANKFUL
GRATEFULNESS and THANKFULNESS are words that basically have the same meaning. In our English language, these words cannot always wholly express how we feel, but we can express gratefulness in many other ways that do not include words. We can express an attitude of being grateful in spite of the …
Are You Ready to Make a Difference?
A few months ago, our youngest son, J, stood in a room with a few other young men with their right hands raised pledging to honor, defend and protect the United States of America. Thus began J’s chosen adventure with the US Army. An adventure that required selflessness and courage -- all to be a …
My Word of the Year is…
Were you one of the people who stayed up to see the old year out and the new one in? I sure was! Every year, my brothers, sisters and our families all gather together to celebrate our Christmas and New Year together all in one night. Every year as the old year draws to an end, we all gather around …
Live to Inspire
At times, we’ve all been guided by an inspirational story or message that makes us stop and contemplate a situation that we can relate to from personal experience. At other times we are moved toward compassion by a story of someone that has positively experienced a life-altering situation that we …
Growth Happens: Why Endings Are New Beginnings
Without the ability to end things, people stay stuck, never becoming who they are meant to be, never accomplishing all that their talents and abilities should afford them. Dr. Henry Cloud We know that endings are as much a part of life as beginnings, yet somehow, we don’t always view endings from a …
What if…?
What if we did something that completely upset the apple cart? What if we lived outside our "bubble" for just one day? What if we took a real LEAP of faith and burst the bubble seeking a new perspective? What if we got out of the padded pews of our worship centers and into our …
Memorial Day: We Remember
As we kick off Memorial Day Weekend, I was remembering our recent trip to Washington DC and the day we spent quietly and serenely walking through the hallowed paths of Arlington National Cemetery. The freedoms we celebrate came at a very great cost. This year several women have been …
How Can I Know God’s Will?
It's a question so many of us ask ourselves more than once in our lives: "How Can I Know God's Will?" The quest to do God's will is usually something we pursue at pivotal points in our lives: graduations, marriage, children, careers, etc. However, knowing God's Will has a far deeper and richer …
The Heart of God’s Love
Time flies when you're living each day to the fullest in a state of ongoing THANKFULNESS for this beautiful gift of life. The first month of 2018 was filled to overflowing with great things, for which I'm deeply grateful. It was also a challenging month on other levels. Can you …