The anticipation of Christmas shows best in the shining eyes of a child – or an adult with a childlike heart. Last weekend, my daughter and her family helped me with outdoor decorations. I think secretly she had a vision of me alone at home climbing a ladder and falling off with no one there […]
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Thanksgiving 2017 – a Season for Gratitude
On Thanksgiving Prep Day I like to call today Thanksgiving prep day. Tomorrow is the actual holiday, but as I prepare for tomorrow with baking, cleaning – all that stuff we women tend to do, I am thankful. Thanksgiving should never be one day a year though. In reality, thanksgiving comes from a heart attitude. […]
Darkness in Life – Where is the light?
At some time in all our worlds, we experience a darkness in life. Circumstances bring with them trouble – and it doesn’t matter whether we are strong Christians or the worst of heathens. Darkness in life is part of living in this world. The question? What do we do when dark days fill our tiny […]
Preview to Homeless Hearts -Read the Introduction
Homeless Hearts – Coming Soon For many years I worked on this book, Homeless Hearts. I’m still working–editing and rewriting. This isn’t a book about physical homelessness, but about the heart condition that keeps people on the street long-term and, ironically, the same conditions that keep the rest of us living with a homeless heart […]
Mediocrity in Life – Existing or Living Life?
Mediocrity, status quo, ordinary life. Whatever I call it, I don’t want to live in it. Many years ago, I struggled with the way my life looked. I dragged out of bed every morning, jumping on a hamster wheel of ordinary days, filled with the same things over and over – and over again. No […]
Life Changes – Reject, Accept, Embrace Changes Affecting Your Life
Life changes. Pure and simple. Changes happen in every life. They may come often or rarely, and every one of us handles changes differently. My life changes story June 2015, I left a corporate job to pursue writing full time. I planned that change, saved for it and waited patiently for my last day to […]
Habits – Hard to Form; Easy to Break
Habits, good and bad, take a minimum of 21 days to form. Given 30 days, a habit becomes more likely to stick. I used to be consistent with my posts. Somehow, I got out of the habit. I’m not sure why that happened. Taking on too many projects. Getting lazy. Making other things a priority. […]
Homeless Hearts Progress Update
I just made progress on Homeless Hearts! Percentage wise, I’m still around 33%. I seem to keep adding and deleting pages so my percentage isn’t moving. But I am making progress and that feels good. Today I worked on the impoverished soul chapters – looking at hoarding not only in a physical way, but also […]
Freedom – a Beautiful Word
Freedom. What a beautiful word. At the end of this week, people will start celebrating. It is inevitable. We like parties. And July 4th is a huge reason to celebrate. After all, it represents the freedom of our nation. We have concerns about eroding liberty in the USA these days. We question if we are truly […]
Revisiting Painful Moments
Painful moments aren’t something we want to experience, but if we live more than a minute, we will know them. Some things in life hit so hard we never quite fully recover. For a mother, the loss of a child is one of the most painful moments ever endured. I used to think losing a […]