The older I get, the more sensitive I am to the passing of time. Today is March 15. Halfway through the month. As I pull out my calendar, I mentally scroll through my schedule for the rest of this month. Things to do, places to go, people to see. Still, March 15th is...
Do you ever get discouraged at how problematic the world has become? Does your heart sink at the avalanche of troubles burying you, your family, or your friends? That even if you wanted to help, you wouldn’t know where to begin? I love the story, ascribed to Loren...
Unqualified. That was my conclusion as I sifted through hundreds of resumes for the one open position. My career in Human Resources had included responsibility for recruitment and I spent many hours searching for qualified candidates among the many unqualified who...
I cried during my first writing conference. Yup. Sobbed! Wanna find out why? Check out my post on the Florida Christian Writers Conference blog!
I seem to have misplaced something. Can anyone tell me where January went, and how to get it back? 😉 My lost month reminds me of a story you may have heard… A Philosophy professor picked up a large, empty jar and filled it with rocks. Then he asked his students if...
Is nothing sacred, anymore? Why would any Christian want to say no to The Girl Scouts – an organization as American as apple pie? And yet…that’s just what some are saying today. For all the good this organization has done and is doing, should we ignore the following:...
Are you tired of all the clichés yet? New year. New start. Blank slate. Except that it isn’t a blank slate anymore, is it? Your days have begun to fill up. The holidays are a given. New Year’s Day, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s...
Here in Florida, the weather is usually balmy by northern standards - even though many Floridians are now dressed in pants and jackets due to the latest change in our weather. While our northern neighbors may be shoveling snow and scraping ice, we complain about cold...
Is Jesus the Son of God? Some say that such a thing is a “New Testament” idea. Yet 700 years before the birth of Jesus, the Old Testament prophet Isaiah made it clear this baby was more than an ordinary child... For the past four weeks, I’ve been looking at the four...
Four weeks of Advent – four names of the Christ-child from the prophet Isaiah. “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace”...
Telling God What to Do Is it biblical to tell God what to do? I used to think the answer was an unequivocal...
Intentional Rest Back in May, I had high hopes and great plans for my summer break. No, not to travel to...
How FAT Are You? Weight has been a sensitive subject for me. I’ve been trying to lose the same twenty pounds...