What do you do when you feel off track at Christmas?
Real Life That Rests On The Hope Of God
Every last one of us is on a journey. However, some folks are reluctant to admit "where they are" on their particular pilgrimage. Each of the following blog posts are pulled from my raw and personal journals in hopes that you are encouraged to either start your faith-journey or continue it, led by Someone who offers Himself as a guide.
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Every time I plop down in one of the charcoal-grey Adirondack chairs in our backyard, Sadie, the yellow-Labrador Retriever, sits on my feet. She doesn’t want me to leave. When I sit to read or type a meditation on my laptop, I feel a sense of security knowing she’s there as well as Bentley, her […]
Do you really—I mean really, know your neighbors? From pews, classrooms and recliners, I’ve found myself sitting in, amongst the five southern states I’ve lived in, whenever I heard a preacher, a teacher or read how an author defined a neighbor, it was always folks who live way out there. People you meet at the […]
I love it when I read a new book and the author puts to words what my soul has not been able to. And I underline and underline, quote after quote with my pen. If the words really move me, then I write them down in my journal so I won’t forget. Singer, songwriter and […]
Singer and songwriter, Amy Grant, said one time in an interview that she loves to hear her relatives and friends share generational stories. She believes storytelling is a way to connect generations and preserve memories and hearing those stories influenced her music and life perspective. So what is a generational story? According to the website, […]
At work, I regularly call my customers, otherwise known as claimants, those unfortunate people who cannot work due to various disabling conditions, whether physical or psychological. I listen to their complaints regarding symptoms that persist. Showing empathy is something I value after being temporarily disabled myself, out of work for three months due to open […]
Author Steve Carter asks a very relevant question in a different kind of way in his most recent book–Grieve, Breathe, Receive. “So what do you do when life does what it does?”
Fans of the CBS late-night talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, know he loves to have celebrities answer 15 questions and #5 reads: “Have you ever asked someone for their autograph?” An interesting question for people who are already famous. I’m no celebrity, but so far, in my life, I have only asked a famous […]
Painting over watercolor mistakes is near to impossible.
If I get one more reminder from my internist’s office in the form of a text, asking me to check-in on-line or from my iPhone “before” my doctor’s appointment! Then there is work, my day job. At the end of every quarter at New York Life, we have to type a paragraph regarding what we […]