Have you noticed how much of life we spend wishing and wanting? Nearly every day we encounter something that makes us say, “I always wanted to try that” or “I wish I could do that”. It’s as if we’re stuck in this endless cycle of wishes and wants that we don’t ever convert into actions… Read More
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Whatever the Weather, It’s Your Season!
Ever feel like you’re standing still while life is moving all around you? You have big dreams, and a bold vision but it seems nothing and no one is cooperating to move them forward. I tell you I have been there more than a time or two. It can be so frustrating when you want… Read More
Time to Fight for What We Believe In!
Can you believe a woman was fired for being too irresistible? Yep! It’s a strange world we live in when a woman can be too attractive to keep her job. So was the experience of Melissa Nelson, a dental assistant in Iowa, who was terminated by her employer after 10 years of stellar performance, because… Read More
Let’s Make the Main Thing the Main Thing!
Ever notice how we tend to ignore the important by obsessing on the obvious? I think it must be human nature, constantly focusing on the effects without ever searching for the root cause. I was reminded of this last week when a recent blog about learning to accept how God made us morphed into a… Read More
Why Be A Slave When You’ve Been Set Free?
As I watched the inauguration celebration earlier this week, I was again struck by how far we’ve come and how much still looms before us. Perhaps even more so this year as 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s March on Washington and the 150th anniversary of the signing of the… Read More
It’s Time to Let it Go!
Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were filled with lots of love and laughter, and 2013 is off to a great start. I am expecting big things in the months ahead! No, I don’t have a crystal ball. What I do have is a lot of seeds sown that I have carefully been tending.… Read More