Darkness. It surrounds me. The time change this past weekend has left me a bit discombobulated and unsettled. One of my absolute favorite things (and routines) when I am home is to wake up, get my cup of coffee, give the cats their treats and Continue reading →
Forgiveness – How Difficult is it to Forgive?
Reposting from 2012 but the message is still applicable today. Let me know your thoughts in the comments. So today I committed a faux pas. A social blunder I tried to make it right, I really did. I apologized. Profusely. Left and right. Up and Continue reading →
Repeat After Me – I Am Not “Less Than”
I am not less than. Neither are you. If you are reading this say it out loud. I am NOT less than. Today I allowed someone to make me feel that I was less than. Less than adequate. Less than qualified. Less than informed. Less Continue reading →
And the Winner Is – Lucas Warren – Gerber Baby
There is nothing like a picture of a baby, is there? Especially a smiling and laughing baby. I had The Today Show on as I was getting ready on Wednesday morning and heard that they were going to announce the 2018 Gerber Baby so of Continue reading →
Just Where Do Those Balls Come From?
It’s that time of year again when I feel drawn to write a little post about Ada, Ohio. Ada is many things. It is a palindrome. It is a village. It is home to Ohio Northern University where Chris and I met and graduated. It Continue reading →
Photographs and Memories
I have been going through old photographs recently and it has been a blast from the past. My siblings and I are lucky enough to have had all of my daddy’s slides converted to digital files so that we can look at them and have Continue reading →
Home Sweet Home – Where Is Yours?
What does home mean to you? Over the years I have had a lot of homes. Ask my family. Their address books are filled with addresses for us. In total if I include all of the temporary housing and moves in my lifetime I have Continue reading →
We Are All Broken
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” 2 Continue reading →
A Phrase You Won’t Hear Me Say
I will/would never…. That’s it. I won’t say it. If I have learned anything in my 57 + years of living on this earth it is that life is unpredictable. Life is unfortunately not always black and white. There appears to be some gray in Continue reading →
Three Words and a Song for 2018
For the past few years I have chosen 3 focus words to help guide me through the year. In 2017 I chose Thrive, Vigilant and Surpass. I am not sure I really kept them at the forefront as much as I should have but it’s Continue reading →