When I worked in the corporate world, we rarely said we were firing an employee. We said they were being “let go.” The euphemism didn’t alter the reality that the person was no longer employed. Euphemisms are often used to make us feel better about what we’re saying....
I’m a hopeless romantic. You probably know the type. I don’t enjoy a book or movie unless it has the proverbial happy ending. I appreciate it when hubby opens the door for me or holds out my chair at the table. Yes, I’m a hopeless romantic married to my soul mate…or...
The first time I watched a tightrope act at the circus, I was terrified…not for myself, but for the tightrope walkers. I was afraid they would fall, despite the safety net below them. Little did I know then, that fifty years later, a tightrope would be in my future,...
Who are you? What is your gender? Your ethnicity? Nationality? There was a time, in the not too distant past, when people accepted that certain physical characteristics are unalterable. Of course, we’ve always used tools and techniques to present our physical...
What's it like being a dad? Check out this Skit Guys Fatherhood video for the answer! Happy Father’s Day!
Aah, June…the most popular month for weddings. The month when many who have found the one they love vow to remain together “till death do us part.”However, according to Demographic Intelligence, fewer people in the United States are getting married. Their latest...
Come out and be separate. No. Go out and be salty. Connect or disconnect? Which is it? As our culture distances itself from its Judeo-Christian roots, Christians are finding themselves more and more isolated by their values from the mainstream. Christian holidays are...
You don't miss what you never had. The thought came, unbidden, as a dozen of us sat around the piano late last Saturday. It was the final evening of the Colorado Christian Writers Conference and most of the conferees and faculty had left. United in sweet fellowship,...
What will people say about you after you die? Will they comment about how you loved your family or how successful you were? Will they note that you were a great writer or a best-selling author? Will they say you were selfless and kind? A dear friend died recently....
Is there any role in life more under-appreciated than motherhood? I don’t think so. As a tribute to mothers, I offer you Anita Renfroe's humorous, classic look at all the mom-isms spoken by mothers everywhere. Enjoy! (And thank your Mom! 😉 ) ...
Random Acts of Kindness Have you noticed that kindness seems more significant when it occurs randomly? Maybe...
National Umbrella Day Brolly, gamp, bumbershoot—all British terms for something better known to most of us as...
Not Enough Time? It happened again. I lost a whole month. Four-and-a-half weeks. Thirty-one days. More than...