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How to know when God is speaking to you Hungry to be directed by God? Me too. In fact, I wished He would email! Sometimes it takes a catastrophe, a health challenge, death, or a near miss to stop us in our tracks, help us to realize we’re spinning our wheels, or just a deep Read More

I remember going to a writing conference and staying in a private room. I was so exhausted; I never left the room for four days. I soaked in the bathtub until I resembled a prune and curled up on a loveseat with a blanket. I distinctly remember thinking, “This must be the middle when I Read More

No family is perfect… we argue, we fight. We even stop talking to each other at times. But in the end, family is family… The love will always be there. We learn to love each other most when we deserve it least, And then we mourn the ones we must love And miss from a Read More

Do you make assumptions? It’s easy to apprise a situation and decide if the playing field is level or not. But does it do anyone any good? At times, assessing situations can be warranted for safety or understanding where we might fit in the mix. I’m not talking about those conditions. It’s when we make Read More

I have one life and one chance to make it count for something… My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference. — Jimmy Carter It’s always hard to say ‘see you’ to the Read More

Am I Enough? Am I doing enough? What if I’m not enough? “You Cannot give away what you do not own.” ~Apostle Paul These are the questions that often plague our thinking and keep us hostage to coming up short to all we are or can be. We often believe the toxic lies the world Read More

What we leave behind– “A righteous man will be remembered forever.”  Psalm 112:6 (NIV)      This year’s weather has inspired long lasting, multi-blooming roses. It’s late September and I’m still enjoying 15-20 blooms on each rose bush! In our garden, I carefully select old fashioned roses for their fragrance and disease-proof ability. So while out Read More

We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life “What in the world is that?”      While working on the pond, we heard a thud. We stopped to follow the sound of something crashing down the hillside coming straight at us. We were unable to see Read More

Value of Wisdom Round Table for Nov. 3rd. zoom link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88139830502 Wisdom and understanding feeds our inner lives. Like milk for a baby, God gives us wisdom in small increments so we can ingest them in a way that deepens our understanding and grows our compassion. Each time we wisely handle life situations, our integrity Read More