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Good Friday

Posted on March 30, 2018 Leave a Comment

There’s something special about receiving a compliment, having your meal paid for, or receiving a gift when you weren’t expecting it. It’s like you’ve won the lottery when someone allows you to be the next one in line at the crowded grocery store – especially when you know they were standing there first. All those […]

The Word

Posted on February 19, 2018 Leave a Comment

Many years ago, two of our three sons were in a heated argument. Sometimes we would just let them work it out without intervening, but this time we heard language that we didn’t allow, so we brought them into a room where they were told to sit. Because we weren’t sure which one said ‘the […]

Are You Prepared?

Posted on January 25, 2018 Leave a Comment

Someone I follow on Instagram recently shared this quote: “You only live once? False. You live everyday. You only die once.” Pretty powerful truth right there. Does that truth change your perspective about life – or death? Does the reality hit you that one day you will run out of second and third chances to […]

There Will Be a Day

Posted on December 17, 2017 Leave a Comment

Imagine you are in your car – on your way to a relative’s house for Christmas. As you drive away from your home, you let out a long sigh as you think about everything you had to do before you left. You had to get someone to watch your pets. Naturally, it wasn’t […]

The Best Gift

Posted on December 7, 2017 Leave a Comment

It’s so hard to believe that Christmas is less than three weeks away. I don’t know about you, but I can get pretty uptight when it comes to deciding on a gift for certain people – for any occasion. I sometimes get so caught up in worrying that someone won’t like what I’m giving them […]

He Was Right

Posted on July 21, 2017 2 Comments

I wore my Fitbit today for the first time in a very long time. (I know how excited you must feel about this news!) My husband surprised me a few months ago–thinking it would help motivate me to walk. He did this as a result of hearing me complain (over and over) about how bad […]

The Tree of Life

Posted on July 8, 2017 1 Comment

This tree – the Royal Poinciana, has to be the most beautiful tree I’ve ever seen in Florida. Maybe anywhere! This particular one is right next to the sidewalk where I walk almost every day, and almost every day I look across the pond and picture this tree in my backyard in Indiana. […]