Sunrise…Sunset. I’ve always loved watching the sun rise and set. My poor husband has endured (and enjoyed) many early alarms while on vacation at the shore or other beaches so I could take countless photos of the sun rising. We happen to live very near a large reservoir, and the setting sun reflects beautifully in the water. Even from inside [...]
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Thank you Thursday
February 23, 2012Sunday Service – Be a snow angel
January 22, 2012We woke up to our first “real” snowfall yesterday, about three inches covering our neighborhood. While I plugged away at a project for work, my husband went outside and cleared the snow from our driveway. Listening to the morning news, I heard that in the New York City area, not too far from where most of our family [...]
Recipe for a happy new year
January 1, 2012N0 alcohol, no pork and sauerkraut, no herring in this new year’s recipe! This comes from appleseeds.org, quoted from an anonymous author. I hope your new year is made of all these things. Take twelve fine, full-grown months; see that these are thoroughly free from old memories of bitterness, rancor and hate, cleanse them completely [...]
Don’t forget to look back!
December 31, 2011New Year’s Eve is a time of anticipation. A new year, a fresh start, just around the corner at the stroke of midnight. Before we cross over into 2012 though, take a moment to acknowledge all you’ve accomplished in the year that is now past. Take a moment and celebrate you. Time for New Beginnings [...]
Thank you Thursday
September 15, 2011The last three weeks have been especially stressful for me. Massive changes were being thrown at me and I needed time to process. What I needed more than anything, though, was simply a break. Pressures were building, creativity was sputtering, patience were short, and focus was shifting away from others and inwards to me. That [...]
Book Review – Stumbling Into Grace
August 8, 2011Stumbling Into Grace, Confessions of a Sometimes Spiritually Clumsy Woman, written by Lisa Harper, Thomas Nelson Publishers, August 2011. If you’re looking for a humorous take on a woman’s life, with a Christian wisdom woven in along the way, this is a must-read. Stumbling Into Grace author Lisa Harper shares ordinary stories from her life with [...]
Tuesday Tidbit
July 12, 2011Since I kicked off my “summer tour” yesterday, (Monday afternoon side-by-sides in each of my departments), it seems appropriate to share some quotes about observation. A few observations and much reasoning lead to error; many observations and a little reasoning to truth. – Alexis Carrel All ideas come about through some sort of observation. – [...]
What possibilities are being created in you?
July 9, 2011Today. This moment. You are filled with possibilities. Are you paying attention to them? I am honored to be published once again on Geoff Talbot‘s creative expression blog, Seven Sentences. I invite you to read my post, “What Possibilities Are Being Created In You?” and comment on Geoff’s site. I hope that you are always being fully [...]
Seven Sentences
May 21, 2011I am honored to have been selected as a guest contributor to Geoff Talbot‘s Seven Sentences blog. Geoff and his guest writers always make me think. I hope you’ll check out my post, Setting the World On Fire, and then take time to read some of the other great seven sentence posts. Add a comment and [...]
Book Review: The Seed
May 20, 2011The Seed, Finding Purpose and Happiness in Life and Work, written by Jon Gordon and published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc, May 31, 2011. Why am I here? What is my purpose? Is this what my life is supposed to be? Great questions! Jon Gordon’s new book, The Seed, helps readers discover the answer. Through a wonderful [...]
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