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 š 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.…
Love in any Language Fluently Spoken Here
“Love in any LanIn the 70s, my husband was Vice-President of International Faith Bible College and we were the āchosen onesā to lead a missions trip to Mexico which consisted of college students and our two young childrenā¦.in a school bus. That was our introduction to missions as a family, and it would prove to…
Integrity Matters So Are You Behaving or Misbehaving?
I’m reading through the Bible this year and reading about those people that got themselves into some really crazy situations, has sparked my interest like never before. I’m having so many “aha” moments in my readings. Take for example, King Saul and David. Remember the story of the “little” shepherd boy, David, and how he…
Curb Appeal Matters
Having been a Real Estate Broker for over 16 years, I know that curb appeal matters. A rundown looking property detracts buyers, whereas a property that has an inviting and welcoming smile on its face aka fresh coat of paint, landscaping enhanced and tidy, clean appearance causes buyers to want to know more about that…
Worry is Like a Rocking Chair
I canāt remember when I last had those āknots-in-the-stomachā feelings. Those almost paralyzing feelings. Those, āWhat if?ā feelings. But they hit me last week. Iād pray and quote scriptures and Iād rehearse those times when Jesus schooled his followers about fear and worry, āOh you of little faith,ā and āCan any one of you by…