I thought I was supposed to write about something completely different for this blog and then…. life happened. We had to say goodbye to our beloved 11-year-old Boston Terrier, Abby. Our youngest daughter has not known life without her. Abby was there waiting on...
“I like to live my life in a rut. The deeper the rut, the more I like it.” a friend I worked with in China would always say. In many ways her life contradicted what she said. After all, this fifty something had given up a teaching career in the US to teach in China...
In my last blog, I talked about a different kind of R&R for the soul, which is Recovering from records of the past that devalue our God-given identity and Restoring the truth about who we are. I gave 4 Keys to achieving R&R that allow us to experience harmony...
“Our Character, basically, is a composite of our Habits” -Stephen Covey I have been thinking a lot about habits lately, specifically my own habits in various areas of my life: physically, spiritually, vocationally. My husband and I recently participated in a...
At the beginning of every new year, I spend time reflecting on the frustrations and struggles I encountered from the previous year, along with the lessons I learned and the growth I experienced as a result. I also reflect upon the...
Parenting is possibly the most difficult occupation in the universe, or at least on earth. You have nine months to plan, a trip to the delivery room, a wish of “congratulations”, then off you go to begin your new occupation. But how many...
