The First Day of Spring
That was yesterday, March 20th……and Spring has sprung! How sweet it is! As spring begins, the length of our days increase dramatically in most regions. If you live in Austin, TX, you’d know the highs and lows of the most dramatic weather that accompanies each season. We get enamored by the changing of the leaves…
It’s a “Come As You Are Party”!
Back in “my day”, we had “Come as You Are” parties. We’d get a phone call from a friend and whatever we were wearing at that moment, was what we had to wear to the party. Friends would show up in their jammies and slippers or work-out clothes, or because it was a date night,…
TAKE Courage
Daily, I TAKE a good number of vitamins and supplements. I also TAKE myself to the Fitness area to stretch and make use of the equipment there. That’s for this “young body”, but what do I TAKE for my mental and soul well-being? This blog was spurred on when I responded to a friend’s private…
Selective Hearing – Oops or Opportunity?
Are we REALLY listening? A bakery received the call for a cake to be made for a “Going Away” party. Apparently, someone taking directions for this cake design failed to listen AND discern the instructions. We can imagine that the conversation went like this: “Hello, I would like to order a cake for a going…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Do you have your “green” on? After all, it’s St. Patrick’s Day and who wants to be pinched? I’m told I’m 1/16th Irish so I’m wearing my Claddagh Irish ring and my sweetheart’s St. Patrick’s Celtic cross necklace that he wore most of the time. He loved St. Patrick and what he stood for, and…
Dark Valleys Produce Amazing Views from the Mountaintops
I have dear friends who are in some dark valleys right now. Unexpected life alterations are happening. One friend was already facing cancer and about to start treatments, when her medical team found a brain tumor that must be removed first. The surgery is next week. Another friend is going through all the heart-wrenching processes…
Satisfaction…..Guaranteed
Remember that old Rolling Stones song: “I can’t get no satisfaction”? Bless their hearts. They were looking for satisfaction in all the wrong places. My blog today is about being satisfied, really satisfied – SATISFACTION guaranteed. People all over this world are looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow or…
Probing and Examining
Yesterday was the 2nd Sunday of Lent. We’re still in the time of examining our hearts and minds as we make our way to Easter. We are desiring a “clean” bill of spiritual health from our Heavenly Physician, Father God. Yesterday at Epiphany Ranch (my children’s personal and ministry property), I was beyond blessed to…
Breaking Out of the Safe & Warm Space
Over the years, I knew what breaking out of the comfort zone was because I was married to a risk-taker kind-of-guy. Some risks paid off and some didn’t, but it was the two of us, so it made an “It Takes Two” mindset for stepping out and going for it. We were big thinkers and…
Spring Forward and Being Willing to Change
Time to set our clocks FORWARD an hour. You’re welcome! Daylight Savings begins tomorrow morning at 2:00 a.m. Making changes and adapting to them is often easier said than done. This change is a no-whiner and no-brainer and pales in comparison to the changes we have faced over the last two years. I sat with…