Making the decision to move 1,000 miles away from the deep roots you’ve put down over the course of your life is not an easy one. I speak from experience, as it took my husband and I years to finally decide to move from the cold northeast to the mild climate of Tennessee. Now that […]
When a God Wink feels more like a Snakebite
September 1, 2014 By 5 Comments
I shook my head in disbelief as I came to grips with the situation: I had somehow landed in a pit of vipers and needed to dispatch with them before they dispatched with me. No, I wasn’t in the jungle, but in a new job, where I had been brought in for my positive attitude, […]
There’s hope in front of you
August 12, 2014 By 3 Comments
How many times have you gotten discouraged reviewing the latest events in your life? You probably cherry-picked the worst moments, blew them up into large and excruciatingly awful detail, and stacked them upon all the other examples you could muster of your incredible ineptitude or the impossibility of your situation until the tower tumbled and crashed […]
Leave them better than you found them
July 28, 2014 By 13 Comments
I had A Moment yesterday. You know, one those times when someone shares a bit of insight that absolutely rocks you back on your heels. Mine came as I was listening to our pastor preaching on the mystery of marriage. He shared about a bit of advice he received when he introduced his (hopefully) future […]
You are NOT the target
July 16, 2014 By 4 Comments
Wouldn’t it be great if cranky, grumpy, hot-tempered people took an extended, nay, permanent, vacation far, far, away? Ahhh, such a sweet dream. In the real world, though, there are crabby people who will launch their slings and arrows your way with hardly a thought. You get to choose how to respond, and I […]
Being grateful for unanswered prayers
April 14, 2014 By 10 Comments
We all have unanswered prayers, although we may each know them by different names. They are the desires of our heart, things we wish for so deeply and are so sure that we want. Sometimes, the door slams so hard in our face on these hopes that it feels we will never even get close. […]
What Driver’s Ed teaches you about solving problems
January 1, 2014 By 7 Comments
When you took Driver’s Education in high school, you were taught to be aware of all your surroundings so you would be safe behind the wheel. As you looked ahead, you scanned the traffic and the roadsides. You glanced regularly at your rear view mirror, where you kept an eye on the vehicles and the […]
Today you can be their gift: Speak up!
October 22, 2013 By 15 Comments
Have you ever felt nudged to speak up, share something, to offer help or hope, or simply to introduce yourself? Did you act on that nudge, or did you squelch it, thinking it might make you look foolish, put you in the uncomfortable situation of being rebuffed, or worse? Our little but loudly yipping […]
The inevitable transition of seasons
August 28, 2013 By 11 Comments
Seeing your little one off on the first day of school. Waving goodbye as your baby heads to college. Giving your daughter away at her wedding. Seasons. Our lives are full of seasons and the small and large In-Between times. I wrote previously about stubbornly refusing to let go of summer, as though […]
Dear weary Mom, hang in there!
August 19, 2013 By 25 Comments
I don’t know about you, but I am a weary mom today. Usually when I hear that term I think of bleary-eyed young women adjusting to their new role as a parent. But moms at any stage can feel tuckered out, worn down, full of worry and just plain overwhelmed. Moms of […]
