Photo: Dreamstime “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry” (James 1:19 NIV). At points in my life, I have been a Speed Queen
Security Threats
February 9, 2012 By
Photo: Dreamstime I just finished reading an inspiring book, went to the advertised website to watch a video and discovered some more resources. I was saddened by how some evil person/company had hacked into that website’s blogs and planted product names in every line of copy. This is the website of a man who is trying to help the world see Jesus.
Crazy God
February 3, 2012 By
Photo: Dreamstime Last weekend we were sharing a meal with a group of friends and we began to tell flights-gone-wrong stories. My husband related several in which both of us were present when we wondered if we would safely return to the ground
Welcome Home
January 24, 2012 By
Photo: Dreamstime Just this morning in the pre-dawn darkness, I hugged my son and daughter-in-law good-bye for a long journey to South America. Their car will stay in front of our house while they are traveling and I have been enlisted for some catsitting.
All Alone
January 13, 2012 By
Photo: Dreamstime Many years ago, I read Admiral Byrd’s South Pole adventures in his book, Alone . I shiver now recalling his mind and body-numbing experience as he braved weather and deprivation. I think it was the lack of human contact that twisted and stretched his sanity more than any other challenges
On the Wild Side
January 5, 2012 By
Photo: Dreamstime We often visit several local parks as a special adventure for our car-ride-loving dog.
Butterfly People
December 26, 2011 By
Photo: Dreamstime I really like butterflies. I enjoy it when they visit my garden and I have tried to use some plants that attracts them
Difficult People
December 13, 2011 By
Photo: Dreamstime “If you work with the disadvantaged, don’t let yourself get irritated with them or depressed by them. Keep a smile on your face.” Romans 12:8, MG.
Biting My Nails
December 8, 2011 By
Photo: Dreamstime Somewhere I once read that most fingernail chewers have kicked their habit by the age of 40. I’m on the other side of 40 and I still pick at my nails, and chew my cuticles
Leading with Presence
November 25, 2011 By
Photo: Dreamstime While reading in a devotional book, I came across some of the philosophy of Rabbi Edwin Friedman who was also a specialist in family systems. I suppose I had his name in earlier textbooks but the relevancy now is important. I have been thinking about the qualities that pertain to leaders.
