May 27, 2014 | Conversation, Empty Nest, Faith, Life Coaching, Marriage and Family, Other, Parenting, Prayer, Vision
Empty, Empty Nest…again. No one warned me. In 2004 and 2008, I experienced the deep angst of letting go of my little chicks. One by one they flew the coop. Time was kind. I began finding new feathers for my nest. And, if I am completely honest (which I always...
Mar 20, 2014 | Conversation, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Identity, Marriage and Family, Parenting, The Afternoon Knows, Vision
“You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.” ― Colette Welcome, Spring! If I’m totally honest, which I try to be, Spring has always brought great tension into my life. I love to be outdoors. Yet, I am red-headed, fair skinned and blue-eyed. Which...
Mar 7, 2014 | Community, Conversation, Faith, Marriage and Family, Other, Parenting, Practicing Love
Parenting: Where true love is tried in the fires of daily life. Today I had the privilege of sharing my heart with a remarkable group of MOPS moms. We opened a conversation on how to raise great communicators. This subject captivates me and continues to harness my...
Mar 13, 2013 | Caregiving, Conversation, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Life Coaching, Love 365, Other, Parenting, Practicing Love, Prayer, Strength for Hard Times, The Afternoon Knows, Trust in God
Good defined (n), “profit or advantage; worth; benefit.” Defining good. It’s taken me quite awhile to finally process the past few months and actually write this. “Alot” has occurred since August, when my mom was first diagnosed with a...
Sep 3, 2012 | Empty Nest, Life Coaching, Love 365, Marriage and Family, Other, Parenting, The Afternoon Knows
From the Archives of September 2012 “I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was fully born.” -Charlie Chaplan...
Mar 29, 2011 | Faith, Identity, Life Coaching, Marriage and Family, Other, Parenting, Prayer, Strength for Hard Times
It is often when we are swallowed up in God that we find our true selves. We discover our true identity, not as doers, but as be-ers. Our tasks in this life boils down to: ‘Be still, and know that I am God.’ Indeed, this is why so many of us avoid silence...
