My heart aches for a friend in Texas, going through so many trials she probably feels like Job. In tough times we are all tempted to shut down. Close in on ourselves. Turn away from the pain – our own or that of our friend’s. I’ve been guilty of both. But to live and love Read more…
How to Be Rich
Want to know how to be rich? Let’s take a lesson from the squirrel I saw in the park last week. It begins with being grateful for what you have, rather than coveting what has fallen beneath someone else’s tree. The world trains us to live a lie, acting like frantic creatures forever chasing after Read more…
Friends With Tractors
It’s been a wild run of days filled with the joy of friends with tractors : ) I’m convinced. Friends are manna from Heaven – filling the empty places with new life, hope, and joy. Just as amazing as the friends we are given, are the many ways in which they are found. This week Read more…
Run Over by a Truck
Ever have one of those days when you feel run over by a truck? When all you see are the cracks in your armor, without the strength to put it all back together again? Today began as one of those days. So many yeses with not enough noes, add lots of to-dos minus not enough Read more…
You Already Know What to Do
Pursuit of the thing we are called to do, no matter how much we love it, is still hard work. Believing doors and windows fall open toward our destiny is a fallacy. One must still march the road, climb the mountains, get up when we fall down, and keep doing it afraid over and over Read more…
How to Find Joy
Life comes in cycles. When you find yourself in a lull, a struggle, or sometimes a really dark place, it helps to know how to find joy – pause right where you are, look up, focus on the bright spot. As I walked through the entrance to my nephew’s wedding reception, I paused for a Read more…
Celebrate Where You Are
God uses strange tools to transform our perspective – like raindrops reflecting back the beauty of our surroundings. Reminders to celebrate where you are. Who knew that spending the past three seasons of harvest driving a wheat truck, far removed from my career path of Writer and Recruiter, could so transform my heart around so Read more…
All That Sparkles Isn’t Always Good
I spoke to a friend this week who’s going through a really difficult season – she has a job (2 actually) but needs a better one. She needs the money in order to move her life forward again. A sparkling new job offer came. The pay was really good. The work sounded really fun. There Read more…
Permission to Fly Low
There are days when we need to give ourselves permission to fly low. Glide close to the surface of things. Allow the cushion of air above calm waters to carry us. Do you need one of those days? Life has been full of late. Business meetings. Networking functions. Precious time with our grandbaby. A three Read more…
How to Get Unstuck
I’ve been feeling stuck. Like this trailer. Capable of much. Full of potential. Yet stuck in the mud of writer’s block, website glitches, work delays, and general snafus to moving forward in any clear direction. Spinning but going nowhere. Frustrated to no end. Can you relate? Yesterday I had to remind myself to go back Read more…