What is the kindest thing you can do for yourself today? Would it be to give yourself a day off from work, from any and all household cleaning, or from your long list of daily to-dos? Would it be to splurge in a little retail therapy, a luxurious spa treatment, or to indulge in a huge slice of pumpkin spice… Read More
As promised, this is a follow-up to the post I wrote on The Good Life. (If you want to refresh your memory, you can read it here.) This weekend, I listened to a sermon in which the *pastor addressed the topic of stress. He began by laying the foundation of his message with a definition and a principle. “Stress is… Read More
How, in a year that’s emphatically being labeled as bad, can I possibly be talking about a life that’s good? Valid question—I get it. Because the truth is it’s mid-October, and I’m only now finding words on the other side of my own personal pit. I should start by saying aloud (via my keyboard) that I have been in a… Read More
Just popping on to let you know that my new book is out and just in time for 2019!! Here are 5 facts about this book: 1: The books I write are always for me first. I needed these lessons and learned to live them out in very real (and often painful) ways last year. 2: Because of that, I… Read More
Today is the ninth post in the series: 11 Bible Verses to Grow Your Faith in 2017. In each post, I will introduce one name of God and one Bible verse that will grow your view of God, and in turn grow your faith. If you missed the others, here they are: post #1 , post #2 , post #3 , post #4 , post #5, post #6, post #7, and post #8. Forgive me for completely… Read More
This morning my alarm woke me bright and early, same as always. But, without even thinking, I hit snooze. Twice. When I finally got out of bed, I tripped over the dogs on my way to the kitchen. Guided by scent, I made my way to the coffee pot, already filled with my favorite medium brew. Although dragging today, this… Read More