Have you ever done your best only to be rewarded with criticism?  Have you been in a place of responsibility and had to make decisions that others did not understand?  I recently talked with a leader who was ‘done with… Continue reading

I like ice cream!  On a hot summer evening it is easy to persuade me to go get some for dessert. Wouldn’t it be great if broccoli, which is so much better for us, tasted as good as ice cream?… Continue reading

When I did a search of images related to ‘loyalty’ 9 out of 10 pictures were about dogs and people, not people with people. Yep, our dog is often more loyal than our friends! When person sticks with us through… Continue reading

What part of your life is the most challenging right now? There are situations that make us feel small. Sometimes it is the battle inside our head, attitudes and/or habits that we want to change but we know they will… Continue reading

Is your life, like mine, filled with things that must be done – the oughta’s, shoulda’s, gotta’s?  I awakened this morning with a list running through my mind … better get those branches picked up after yesterday’s storm, get prepared… Continue reading

Among my Christian friends I find three responses to the mess that is our current political scene in these United States. Some are fiery partisans (Left and Right) mixing up a toxic brew of rhetoric that paints the ‘other’ as… Continue reading

Yesterday, dozens of people came to the site of our now closed Christian school to carry away books, charts, desks, equipment … the things that we used in the ministry of loving and serving children for 40 years. Knowing that… Continue reading

Have you seen the photos circulating on social media, created by FaceApp? It’s gone ‘viral.’  The app lets a person snap a photo and then it ‘ages’ them. The results can be hilarious and alarming! When our lined, wrinkly but… Continue reading

An attractive woman counseled with me years ago who felt powerful shame about her beauty. She had multiple failed relationships with men and wondered why. She revealed that 20 years before, as she became physically developed in her teens, when… Continue reading

After about 10 days without a real break, I made myself rest yesterday. I sat on my deck and enjoyed the sounds of life surrounding me. I read a good book with beautiful music playing. I did a few household… Continue reading