‘“When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,’ said Piglet at last, ‘What’s the first thing you say to yourself?’ ‘What’s for breakfast?’ said Pooh. ‘What do you say, Piglet?’ ‘I say, I wonder what’s going to happen exciting today?’ said Piglet. Pooh nodded thoughtfully. ‘It’s the same thing,’ he said.” –Winnie-the-Pooh What’s the first […]
I did the dumbest thing yesterday and made life much harder for myself. Have you ever done this? It can be so frustrating when I get in my own way, you’d think I would know better. And really, I should. Here’s my “dumb story” from yesterday… I was asked to guest blog about my book, […]
My teen years were not easy. Maybe you can relate? They were some of the hardest most empty years of my life. I was riddled with self-doubt, loneliness, and fear. Fear of each day. Fear of the future. Fear that I would never be loved. Never be accepted. Fear of being “found out” for portraying […]
My daughter and I took a walk with little guy in his stroller. “Today,” my daughter said, “I want to head up to Target to get patio chairs.” As we headed back with a significant trek still ahead of us, we noticed there were two wicker chairs sitting by the curb at a home along […]
Someone recently asked me if getting my book published changed my life. Initially I told this person, no. No, not at all. But after getting home I began to think about it more fully. And I’d have to change my answer. Yes, yes it did change my life. I get to be on the radio, […]
There once was a little girl who had a tremendous amount of fear and anxiety. She masked that fear with superficial confidence and outward apathy. This little girl had been told by her hero, her father, that this life was all there was. Dead meant, dead. Dead. Gone. Nothingness. Forever. “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. […]
I have a fear. I hate to admit this—I know fear is connected to a lack of trust in God—but I have a huge fear. I hide it pretty well—at least I like to think so—as I wrestle with it almost daily. How’s that for honesty? My fear? Here it is: I am afraid my […]
I had an evening flight. My son dropped me off in the middle of the afternoon at LAX. After getting through security, which was pleasant by the way, since I had so much extra time. Side thought: Maybe my husband is right about getting to the airport early? I remembered back to getting upset with […]
I was having a slow and quiet morning. Bible and prayer time, worked-out with hubby, ate breakfast, spent some time with my son. As I was kicking into gear to get some work done, I sent a text to my friend Eva asking if she could assist me with something. She happily said yes, and […]
I was hacked! My blog site was hacked! Someone stripped me of my administrative rights and took over my blog site. My blog! Whoever you are, That wasn’t nice, obviously your mom didn’t teach you to play nice with the other kids. But it’s all-good, because now my site is better and stronger! My amazing […]
