Month: January 2016

Who Has Your Heart?

What prompts a 15-year old to post this to his Instagram yesterday? If I was still focusing on finding photo inspirations for each day of the year, like I did last year, this one would have surely made today’s post. It made it anyway. This is my grandson, Payton Wallace. To say “I’m smiling and…

By Donna Wuerch January 21, 2016 Off

What Medicine Do You Take?

If you’re like me, your medicine cabinet has just about everything you need in it for the common cold, headache, cuts, scrapes, bug bites, sunburn, tummy ache, etc.  I’ve got aspirins, ointments, sprays, oils, ice packs, heating pads to help conquer the ailments at any given time. Yesterday morning, while getting ready for my day,…

By Donna Wuerch January 20, 2016 Off

I’m Going to Adventureland!

Ever felt like that little bird that was done with that not-so-cozy nest and was ready to take wing and fly away?  It may be called “restlessness”.  My friend and I were visiting yesterday about willing to live out loud with no regrets — ready to take on some adventures.  Quite frankly, I think I’ve…

By Donna Wuerch January 19, 2016 Off

Happy Martin Luther King Day!

When I think about that greeting, I can’t help but think about the price this man paid to have a day named after him.  With an easy googling “What does it take to have a Federal Holiday named after you?”, I found that it wasn’t such an easy thing to do.  Apparently, the notion of…

By Donna Wuerch January 18, 2016 Off

Affirmative & Positive OR Negative & Pessimistic

Last week, a friend’s FB post reminded me of how important it is to speak affirming and encouraging words to our children and grandchildren.  And, it shouldn’t stop there — speaking optimistic and uplifting words to everyone around us has the potential to change the course of someone’s day, even their life. Lots of wisdom…

By Donna Wuerch January 17, 2016 Off

Blessing or Curse?

I’ll admit I was quite amped up with excitement when I saw gas prices yesterday (Kum n Go was $1.43/gal and Sam’s Club — where I purchased — was $1.38/gal).   Though my car wasn’t on empty, I filled it up just in case that number changes today.  A few months ago, when I posted…

By Donna Wuerch January 16, 2016 Off

Persevere and Stand Firm

That almost sounds like a contradiction, doesn’t it.  How can you persevere while you’re standing firm?  Persevere sounds like an “action” verb, while Stand Firm seems like a “motionless” verb and adverb. In this photo is a little desk plaque that Mom gave me for Christmas.  She said, “I saw it and I just knew…

By Donna Wuerch January 14, 2016 Off

What is PERFECT Peace?

A couple of weeks ago, I awoke with the words “perfect peace” going on in my mind. I’m always quoting Isaiah 26:3 “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.”  I don’t think I’ve ever thought about PERFECT peace before.  What is PERFECT peace? I did…

By Donna Wuerch January 14, 2016 Off

I’m Getting Engaged in 2016

“I’m Getting Engaged in 2016!” I heard someone say that yesterday, and I thought “So am I”.  Of course, hers meant making a commitment to getting married, but in my case, it’s about being less distracted and more on-purpose to give my full attention to those I encounter. It’s looking into someone’s eyes when they…

By Donna Wuerch January 12, 2016 Off

EXCEL in 2016

 Home sweet home after 22 days in Texas and Washington over the Christmas holidays.  Precious times away, and excited now to EXCEL in 2016.   Those incredible 22 days were topped off, yesterday, when many of our Unstoppable Summit attendees went to Elevate Life Church to worship and praise God together.  And to hear a…

By Donna Wuerch January 12, 2016 Off