Giving Thanks with a Grateful Heart

Giving Thanks with a Grateful Heart

Happy Thanksgiving, friends! And Happy Thanks-living! Giving thanks with a grateful heart is a daily endeavor, right? As I think about the two simple words, “Give Thanks,” I am reminded that gratitude does not happen to us. It is chosen and acted upon. And let’s...
Give Up the Fight

Give Up the Fight

Is anyone else tired out there? Are you ready to give up the fight? There can be so much resistance in our lives that sometimes we just want to give up fighting. Not to rehash too much, but…the flooded basement and COVID stopped my podcasting this year. (The...
Thriving in the Waiting Game

Thriving in the Waiting Game

Waiting is hard to do. There, I said it. Thriving in the waiting game of life seems kind of fake. And I confess that it is easy to become jaded while we wait, thinking that what we are waiting for might never happen. Or perhaps we begin to doubt that the wait will be...
Better with Age?

Better with Age?

Life is funny. We start out as kids wishing we were older, and then when we are older, we wish we were younger. Could it be that, after all, we are better with age? Since we have been talking about worth around here this week and frankly, in this season of my life, I...
Know Your Worth

Know Your Worth

It is not until something breaks down that we fully recognize its worth. And perhaps it is not until we break down that we see the need to understand and know our worth. Our faithful 2007 Honda Pilot finally decided it needed a little attention—a lot of attention. It...
Finding Our Way Back Home

Finding Our Way Back Home

Have you ever felt lost? Even when you are in a familiar place? I’m not talking about being physically lost but a sense of lacking purpose and direction. My dissertation mentor warned me I would feel this way after completing it. Akin to a ship without a rudder,...

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