Ever feel like you have had a lifetime of sways and bobbles and fierce up-endings? I know I have. When I was younger, many times I went with the waves-wherever they took me. I followed the passions and opinions of those around me. Often in a supreme effort to people-please I flailed helplessly as the
Category: Encouragement Blog
The frigid temperature swirled near me and finally into me like an invading swarm of infectious insects. I was chilled deep and beginning to shiver. My hands were stinging and the front of my legs felt like tiny slivers of icicles were burrowing through my skin. I was fortunate that there was an old comforter
This week I spent hours going through cards and letters I have saved for fifty years. Yes, I have kept every card and letter I have ever received since 1970! Fifty years! I have saved Christmas cards, Mother’s Day cards, Valentines cards, thank you cards from students, parents, and others, love letters, and every other
Every morning I try to take a moment and document things I am thankful for from the previous 24 hours. It has been a practice for many years and helps me to put my head in a place of gratitude to start the day. However, during this unique time in history, I have found a
I (like most people these days) am so thankful for those warriors on the front lines of this pandemic: teachers, parents who are co-teaching, store clerks, nurses, doctors, delivery persons, truck drivers, and so many other “essentials”. My husband also fights a battle as he goes to work each day. and I (as many of
My husband and I almost got into an argument last night…over water bottles. I mean this could have turned into a big spirit-wounding fight…over water bottles. We were both tired and cranky and wanting a reason to release the day’s stresses. However, rather than choose to escalate a tiny problem into a huge one, we
Do you wear a mask of strength and confidence? Sometimes masks are good. They cover while we grow into them. Sometimes they truly keep us safe. But sometimes the mask hides and hurts. Read more…
Never underestimate the power of reaching out.
During my adolescence and early adulthood, (for a variety of reasons) I was not a huge fan of Christmas. Then at the age of 25, a stranger told me about the love of Jesus and the new life I could have by trusting and believing in Him. All of a sudden, the story became real,
Tis the season of love, joy, beauty, and possible conflict, stress, and anger. Three sentences are helping me be better under pressure. Read more…
