Seeking wisdom from lessons learned, exploring life beyond the surface, learning from successes and failures.
I haven’t written lately on paper (or screens), but I’ve been thinking a lot. Often I write blogs in my head while I’m driving, and I’ve been driving more lately as part of my job. Sometimes when I am sleeping, I dream
I don’t know about you, but injustice makes me MAD. In fact, right now I am sitting here writing this article with steam coming out of my ears, and I’ll explain why shortly. I guess I’ve always been like this. When I
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 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
What We Leave Behind When my mom passed away in January, my sister and I found ourselves having to go through her entire house – a house containing 84 years of memories and possessions – not to mention mementos and items she
“I just don’t understand why all churches aren’t doing this,” my friend said the other night when we were having dinner and solving the problems of the world. We have been reading a book together by Bill Hybels, pastor of Willow Creek
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses. Abraham Lincoln A few days ago I was enjoying my garden – reading, relaxing and taking the occasional photograph with my new camera. Suddenly I looked above my
There are many people in this world who seem to never get what they want. Questions I hear from a lot of people are: Why am I not working in my dream career? Why have I not met my soul-mate? Why wasn’t I asked
Well, another weekend has passed, it’s Sunday and I’m beating myself up again because I didn’t start my great-American novel, my house isn’t spotless, I didn’t run a marathon, things are still broken and in need of repair, and I didn’t catch up on