How Can You Look Beyond The Way Things Appear?
The scenes in the nation's capitol of the past week challenged every fiber of my being. The news of the virus and even things in our own personal lives bring things that challenge us as every way. I continually want to challenge us to be on the lookout for God, to...
How Questions Help You Hear and See God
Last week I encouraged you to choose a word of the year, or listen for the word that chose you. How did that go? I would love for you to reply to this blog post and let me know your word for 2021. Hearing and seeing God in the new year has such promise for starting...
Your Focus Matters for 2021 – Happy New Year!
As the old year comes to an end and the new year arrives, how you have your focus set, makes a difference in your whole well-belng. Do you find yourself ready to look ahead to this fresh year and leave 2020 behind? I know I am ready! To do that, I want my thinking,...
What’s Under Your Christmas Tree This Year-Hope, Peace and Love?
What's under your Christmas tree this year? Has hope, peace and love found their way under there? Although circumstances for celebrating may be very different, how can these three qualities find their way under your tree? Where to find hope? In the Passion...
Approaching Christmas Challenges with Curiosity
Like most of 2020, Christmas may also have its challenges. You may not be travelling or if you are, you have challenges to consider. Or what about the people you usually gather with? or maybe not this year? Or if you are gathering with loved ones, what challenges...
The Power of An Encouraging Card
As my bright-eyed grandson bounded down the driveway, I could see a smile reaching from ear to ear. He rushed to the front door where I stood watching. “I got mail!” he cried. He could hardly wait for Grandpa to get inside the door and use the envelope opener to...
How to Create and Treasure Special Connections with Your Family
With the difficulty in gathering together right now with extended family, how are you creating and treasuring special moments with your family? It truly is a challenge, especially across generations. Not meeting face to face create opportunities for ingenuity,...
A Different Kind of Thanksgiving
Planning for Thanksgiving this year may look very different. Depending on the area of the country you live in, perhaps you are limited to the number of people around your table or you are celebrating as usual. If it looks different, how can you approach...
Turning Our Longings Into Hope
What a treat this week to meet by zoom with two of my granddaughters, 7 and 9. I hear a little bit about school, what they are learning and how their day went. However, as soon as I get off the call, I admit, I have a few tears. What I really long for are those...
Waiting on God
When I got up this morning, I checked the news, as I am sure many of you did to see if the outcome of the election had been determined. What an extraordinary week it has been. Most of all though, I feel like I want my focus to be about waiting on God, not the...
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