We 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 [...]
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Sunday Service – Be a snow angel
January 22, 2012Recipe 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 [...]
LeaderCast: What a day!
May 6, 2011Today I attended a local simulcast showing of Chick-fil-A LeaderCast. I’ve been home for about three hours now, and my mind is still racing. The program theme was “Voices of Change.” Speaker topics were innovation, purpose, service, influence and hope. John Maxwell and Seth Godin started off the day. John Maxwell! Seth Godin! The morning [...]
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