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
THE MIND IS DEFINITELY “A WONDER” AND OFTEN “WANDERS.” “Don’t believe everything you think. Our minds are like the radio. Most of our thoughts and feelings are like blasts from different radio stations. Just because they landed in our brains … Read More
“PAUSE” OR “NO PAUSE,” LIFE IS SO SWEET WHEN YOUR DAUGHTER POSTS ON HER FACEBOOK, “SO EXCITED . . .MY PARENTS ARE COMING TO VISIT SOON. I GET MY MOM AND DAD ALL TO MYSELF FOR 10 DAYS OVER THE … Read More