Seeking wisdom from lessons learned, exploring life beyond the surface, learning from successes and failures.
Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow. Proverbs 13:11, NIV What is finance? Finance is how PEOPLE handle their financial situation. To break it down into simple terms, money is a piece of paper. A piece of paper has no
Are there birthdays in heaven? As many of you know, I’ve quit my job and decided to return to school to get my Masters in Social Work. It has always been my dream to do something that matters to others. I find
A POSTFACTUAL WORLD? Lately it has been mentioned that we’ve been living in a post-factual world. I’ve had discussions with people who have said “I’ll read my side and believe what I believe, and you will read your side and believe what
We ALL Do It! Over the past few weeks, in a class that a Pastor taught, he asked the participants to carry around a little counting machine, and every time they would think a judgmental thought, they clicked the counter. He said that
(Fill in the Blank) A shady person can become a sunny person with a little effort. I recently had a run-in with a person whom I at first concluded was a boil on the butt of humanity. I’ve started taking pictures and occasionally I
In my first article about aging gracefully, I talked about watching my mother age, and how my sister and I have had to step in to be her protectors. I also mentioned that as we watch our parents age, we are sort of seeing
Have you ever seen the commercial where the man, who is caring for his elderly mother, opens his mouth and issues a large silent scream? I can identify with that feeling. Not because my mother is difficult, but because watching someone age
I’ve seen a lot of articles lately about happiness and how to achieve it. When we see a headline like that, we are drawn to it. We all want to be happy – to find our paradise. If only we could find
The New Politically Correct The phrase “politically correct” has been bandied around a lot lately. People either encourage it or they resent it. The people who resent it say “I used to be able to tell jokes or speak my mind freely,
A few weeks ago I ran into an evening bible study class breathless. I had been on time, but a man was outside of the church asking where he was supposed to go and he didn’t speak English, so I had spent