Raising the Bar — Status Quo….Unacceptable!
God certainly set the bar high for us when He said words like this: “Love your enemies!” “Have peace in the midst of storms!” “Overcome evil with good!” “Be perfect as I am perfect.” “Don’t judge and you will not be judged.” “Have faith and don’t doubt.” “I’ve made you MORE than conquerors.” He didn’t…
Be That Water Bottle — Gaining Momentum
Two years ago this month, I joined Solavei — (this photo is from the June, 2012 pre-launch event — about 156 of us were there — now there are over 400,000 of us). Like thousands of other Solavei members, I am a hard-working, fully-branded and ALL-IN Solavei member — not because of my kids, but…
What “Seasoning” Are You?
If you or I were a “seasoning” — how would we “flavor” our relationships with others. Are we cranky and grumpy, and have a tendency of bringing a sour pucker to the atmosphere? Are we capable of outbursts of anger or blowing our tops off with a “flavor” of “hot peppery alarm”? Or does our…
Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Father’s Day to all of the Fathers out there! Father’s Day brings me precious memories and so much gratitude — for my own sweet daddy and my precious husband, who are celebrating this Father’s Day together in heaven. And especially for two of the most amazing Dads ever — my two precious sons: Ryan…
Forever Young — Living Memorial
I’m still on my soapbox against the “stinkin’ thinkin’ that we have to give up on life because of our age! Our age doesn’t define the attitude of “growing old”. In fact, I intend to stay forever young. No, I’m not in denial. I know my body isn’t staying young, at least as it was…
Thank You for Sharing Your Life With Me at Straight Arrow Camp
Summertime means Vacation Bible School and Summer Camps — and that brings back precious memories of craft time, Kool Aid, cookies, games, songs, learning to swim, early morning Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, singing songs while waiting for the camp dining hall to open up like “Here we stand like birds in the wilderness…
And, I Think to Myself……What a Wonderful World!
I’m loving being in WA and back to my routine of taking my two youngest grandsons to school and picking them up in the afternoon! Yesterday morning, as we headed out of the driveway, we heard on the radio, Louis Armstrong singing “And I think to myself, “What a Wonderful World”. Suddenly, I had a…
I’m Not Telling You It’s Going To Be Easy! I Am Telling You It’s Going To Be Worth It!
We were married for just three months, when my sweet, young husband announced that we should start our family. “We want to be young parents and grand-parents”, was his rationale. Indeed, we were just babies when we had our babies (we were 18 & 19 with the first, & 20 & 21 with the second).…
Let’s Change the World in THIS Generation
There’s the younger generation, mid-life generation or older generation! And, since we’re all alive at the same time, we are all THIS generation. And, if we’d get together, we could change the world in THIS generation. WHATEVER age, color, gender or nationality we are – God has a plan and a purpose for our lives…
Only Listen to the RIGHT Voices!
I did my flight training at a small airport in Cleveland, OK. Getting my pilot’s license was my husband’s idea. Since we often flew cross country with our children on board, he felt it important that I should, at least be able to land the plane….just in case the unthinkable happened to him. He was…