ON AN AIRPLANE THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TELLS US IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, ALWAYS GIVE OURSELVES OXYGEN FIRST. IF WE PASS OUT OR ANYTHING HAPPENS TO US WE CAN’T HELP OTHERS. IT’S THE SAME IN LIFE . . . … Read More

FROM THE VERY MOMENT WE ARE CONCEIVED, CHANGE BEGINS. WHEN YOUNG WE THRIVE ON CHANGE . . . THE FASTER IT COMES THE BETTER. AS WE GROW OLDER, WE RELISH WHEN THINGS ARE UNCHANGED, OR AT LEAST A LITTLE SLOWER. … Read More

RIDING A DIFFERENT HORSE . . . THERE IS A DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN THE HEALING NEED TO KNOW WHY THINGS HAPPENED THE WAY THEY DID AND LETTING GO OF THE WHY. SOMETIMES WE NEED SUFFICIENT HEALING OF THE HEART AND … Read More

DO YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A STORY TO TELL? NO MATTER HOW HARD THE JOURNEY HAS BEEN, SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDST HOPE AND HEALING CAME YOUR WAY. IT MAY HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE PACKAGE YOU THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. … Read More

EVEN IN THE DESERT OF LIFE, YOUR STORY UNFOLDS . . . “In the desert your potential gets challenged; you discover how tough and resilient you are. In the desert you become creative and driven. You take action and ownership … Read More

ON REFLECTION, WE ALL WANT TO BE HEARD AND RECOGNIZED FOR WHAT WE DO. YET . . . THE MEMORIES OF A CHILD’S HEART TUCKED AWAY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL . . . “As a husband … Read More

HEALING THE CUTS OF CHILDHOOD . . . My Reflections on Forgiveness For all those who right now have deeply wounded hearts and bodies, may HIS name heal every part of your hearts, bodies, and lives. His healing love goes … Read More

WHEN YOUR DAUGHTER NEEDS A WORD FROM MOM . . . Dear daughter…you are in a new place where you have finally rested yourself, where you experience God’s new mercies every morning. The sunshine, the rain, the stars, the kindness … Read More

ON A RAINY DAY WHEN MY DAUGHTER, KELLY, WONDERS WHAT’S NEXT… “IN THE GATHERING WISPS OF MY SELF RESPECT I CHOOSE TO THROW UP MY HANDS IN HONOR OF THE NEXT STEP. WHERE DOES MY PATH LEAD? WHAT ARE MY … Read More

OH, THE WHAT-IFS OF LIFE AND ALL THE REGRETS THAT THE “PAUSE” BRINGS TO MEMORY. HOW ABOUT REWRITING THOSE MEMORIES WITH . . . LESSONS LEARNED, FORGIVEN AND FORTUNATE, BETTER DAYS AHEAD “Every one of my regrets has produced a … Read More