Dreaming. As a child I dressed as a princess and dreamed of life in a castle. My Barbie (in the days before she had all these beautiful clothes, cars, and professions) could be anything I wanted. My mom’s large cooking pot was Barbie’s swimming pool. In my dreams I traveled the world. Then life happened,…
DetailsMy husband walked into my office finding me on the floor, rearranging power cables. He looked around the room which showed the desk area obviously being re-organized and asked “What are you procrastinating?” When I am busy with multiple major things, suddenly a minor thing creeps up and slaps me the face, calling out for…
DetailsMy husband and I start our mornings with a cup of coffee. Add a touch of cream and head toward the day’s work. During the morning we may add another cup or two. Lately I’d noticed after the first one I didn’t want any more. During a coffee conversation I told my husband I thought…
DetailsSeveral years ago I read Debbie Macomber’s book “One Perfect Word” and, following her example, started to declared a ‘word of the year’ for myself. I failed to do so in 2016, and felt incomplete. Last year the word was ‘committed’. I committed to stepping out, to moving forward, to following the path God laid…
Details(I recently presented this as a speech at my local Toastmasters Club) I have heard it said, “If you don’t have a vision, you can never be focused in a direction.” I wonder then, how do you set a goal, and once set what propels you to consistently move in that direction? Perhaps, like me,…
DetailsYou are so busy. You struggle to keep all the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle of your life together- home, church, family, kids afterschool activities, work, and the list goes on. You must plan ahead and determine what pieces of the puzzle (a.k.a your life) will get a ‘yes’ response from you and which…
DetailsI suffer from a problem I am sure none of you ever face. I experience bouts of low self-esteem and lack of confidence. I know, I know, this is unfamiliar to you, but if you will allow me to share my story with you, perhaps you will have a clearer understanding. Inside my head are…
DetailsI love to use word pictures to try to describe what is happening in my mind’s eye. I can see something but it is fuzzy, and unclear. By speaking out the picture to someone it becomes clearer. Focus becomes sharper. I can see it and now I can choose how to act on it. One…
DetailsI did it again. She called with a last minute cancellation asking me to please take over the project. Through gritted teeth with a forced smile I said it would be no problem. Afterward I slammed a few cabinet doors, spoke some words I wouldn’t want my daughter to hear, and then started to readjust…
DetailsWhen eclipse glasses started hitting my Facebook news feed I thought for sure these were a scam. Just do the pinhole trick and save your money, I thought. Then my grandson came to visit to attend a solar eclipse event with us. He let me try on his glasses. WOW!!! Everything was blacked out, except…
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