Jan 15, 2015 | Achalasia, Bible Study, Faith, Other, Practicing Love, Prayer, The 12 Practices, Trust in God, Waiting
“I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness, and the willingness to remain vulnerable.” ― Anne Morrow...
Jan 9, 2015 | Conversation, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Other, Trust in God, Waiting
When Passion Meets Purpose, Part I I clearly remember my college guidance counselor (do they even call them that anymore?) telling me, “Janell, if you know what you want to do by the age of 30, you are right on target.” Oh how right he was. At age 30, I...
Oct 31, 2014 | Achalasia, Conversation, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Prayer, Strength for Hard Times, The Waiting Room, Trust in God, Waiting
It is in the arena of feelings that most of us get tossed around unwittingly. Sometimes feelings (especially those we label as ‘negative’) can be so powerful that we let them rule our lives. We tend to resist and push away the feelings we don’t want...
Sep 24, 2014 | Bible Study, Faith, Trust in God
“Above all else, guard your heart for it affects everything else you do.” ― Proverbs 4:23 Why I Go to Bible Study When I saw the announcement in my church bulletin for the upcoming Bible Study, I smiled. It will be good to get back to Wonderful Wednesday mornings, I...
Sep 11, 2014 | Empty Nest, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Life Coaching, Other, Strength for Hard Times, Trust in God
Remembering 911. “First came the boom―the loud, deep, unapologetic bellow that seemed to erupt from the very core of the earth. Eerily, the majestic high-rise slowly leaned to the south. On the seventy-eighth floor of the World Trade Center’s north tower,...
Sep 5, 2014 | Empty Nest, Faith, Life Coaching, Marriage and Family, Other, Trust in God
“Life is all about timing… the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable…attainable. Have the patience, wait it out. It’s all about timing” (Stacy Charter). From the Archives, Circa 2008 I...