Be Aware of Your Impact on Others

Have you ever been in a situation where you were around people you hadn’t seen in a really long time?  I’ve experienced a few of those.  The one that stands out the most to me was a high school reunion I attended around ten years ago.  It was the 40th...

The Four C’s of Life

“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...

Habits

“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...

Heart Matters

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...