Last week I had the opportunity to speak to a lovely group of women in Houston. One of the things I talked about was a Re-Do, a Refresh. I wouldn’t consider myself completely technology challenged, but after 1998 so many things changed with computers and cellular telephones that if...
Remember when you were heading out of town and your children were small? What did you do? You left a list for the babysitter or the Grandparent. A long list, a very detailed list. You expected the caregiver to follow that list and pay attention to every detail. We...
Do you ever wake up in the morning and think to yourself, “I could write a book about what’s going on in my life.”???”” I am accustomed to surprises, but I can still be caught off guard. Christmas is not a time I welcome unexpected surprises with everything else...
Lately my ears have been opened to the negative conversations that occur when attempting something new. The normal reaction to a new venture or an enhancement to an existing one seems to be vocalizing all the negative comments first. Murphy’s Law is known for just this…Anything that can go...
I love to clean and organize small areas. I choose small areas because of my limited time. I like to do it properly and not end up with small stacks of items that need a home. I like to discard unnecessary items and organize the leftovers. I live in...
My oldest daughter is a junior in high school. My completely unbiased self sees her as God sees her; blessed, beautiful, brilliant, blonde, bold and full of courage, silly and fun, just perfect in every way. Isn’t it comforting to know that God sees you and me as perfect...
Today I’m singing of all that Jesus has done for me. Sing out (say) what Jesus has done for you. How can the spoken Word not sound like a beautiful song? He transforms our words of glory for Him into a song for another person who needs to hear...
Today I was talking with a group of teenagers and young adults about the negative comments we have received from teachers, coaches and other adults over our lifetimes. It’s interesting how all of us were able to immediately retrieve the negative comments made to each of us rather than...
Tonight we are 3 for 3, all doing something new. One daughter is participating in a sports camp, though she has never played this sport before. Another is competing in a summer sport, unhappily and I get to work the compeition with people I don’t know. It didn’t go...
It’s exciting to start something new. Intimidating and fun all at the same time. When I was a child, my father told me to do the things that scared me, not anything that would get me in trouble, but anything I feared that I may fail in. There’s nothing...