Several weeks 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 …
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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 …
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 …
How to Choose Your Word of the Year
Yesterday (December 28, 2017) was the end of an era for my family as we said a final goodbye to "the house that built us" (my two brothers, two sisters and I). As we took the final things out of the house and locked it up for the last time, I walked through each room and visualized memories of the …
More Joy | Less Pain
PAIN. It’s a part of life. There is great pain when we enter the world and humans experience varying degrees of pain as we live each day. Our natural inclination is to avoid pain at all costs so we ignore it and try to deny its existence until we can’t any longer and we are forced to deal with it in …
Change and Course Corrections
Last week I mentioned that change is in the air, and it sure is. Although I was referring to my work and life, this week I cannot help but think of our fellow Americans in Texas and Louisiana who have been devastated by Hurricane Harvey and find themselves in the midst of a life-altering change. May …