Mr. Tangles Will Untangle Your Tangled Messes
Mr. Tangles Will Untangle Your Tangled Messes I enjoyed listening to two DJ’s bantering on the radio as I drove home from Dallas yesterday. One of the DJs said he was creating a character to go along with the “Mr. Tangles” store he wants to open. The character would be Mr. Tangles and the store…
I Knew Back-to-School Drama
#TBT I Knew Back-to-School Drama! It’s that time of year when kids are getting back to school or going to school for the first time. This photo inspiration from 42 years ago was my two kids’ first day of school — Staci in first grade and Ryan in 3rd. Sweet memories, and, oh my, how…
What Punctuation Mark Defines You?
What Punctuation Mark Defines You? I always want to be growing and learning. When we “cease and desist” our desires for living a full, active life and hungering and thirsting for knowledge and creativity, we will become stagnant. Like a rose that is cut off from its stem, we’ll wither up and eventually lose all…
Are You a Control Freak?
That was our discussion at Life Group last night. After hearing a most compelling message on Sunday about “surrendering our need to control”, it seemed all of us, in one way or the other, realized we just might have some “control” issues. I didn’t think of myself as being a controller until the example was…
Open my Eyes and Ears and Heart. Help me NOTICE.
A couple of Sundays ago, I was so caught up in conversation with a friend, that I barely NOTICED when a sweet young friend, handed me a page of artwork. I told her “Thank you so much” and hugged her, but not until I got in my car did I take the time to look…
Kintsukuroi — To Repair With Gold
Kintsukuroi (keen-tsoo-koo-ray) was introduced to me by a friend a few weeks ago. I was so inspired by this Japanese art form of restoring broken pottery and ceramic objects with special lacquer fused with gold, silver or platinum. So, technically, Kintsukuroi is the art of embracing broken and flawed things. Where Kintsukuroi came from? Old…
Stealth Super Powers
I’m sure you’ve heard about the petite woman who was able to lift the car off of a child who was pinned under it. The people who have done that accomplished an almost unthinkable feat of strength. I read this in Pscyhology Today: The human body can unleash some amazing RESERVES that deadens “temporary” pain.…
Inner Beauty AND Being a Masterpiece
Yesterday, in my post, I talked about divine set-ups. I like to think that God is always setting us up for divine appointments. Knowing that, we should be keeping our eyes, ears and hearts open to the possibility of those times. He sure has a way of surprising me in the middle of a routine…
Coincidences or Divine Appointments?
You’ve got to love it when a young person is willing to come to a slightly “mature” person 😉 for counsel. You know, they know, the wisdom that’s inside them. Very, smart and wise young person. When I received an email from a sweet friend from my church, Megan, asking if I’d look over a…
Staying Positive in a Negative World
After grocery shopping, I was stopped by a televsion reporter to ask me what I thought about the added traffic in our area — just immediately North of our subdivision. Initially, I was reluctant to comment, but I could see I needed to speak a positive word in what could be a negative news report.…