Tag: Courage

Beauty Redefined

I sat behind this lovely woman at church for over 16 years. Initially, it was her thick, natural blonde, bouncy, and perfectly coiffed hair that always drew my attention. Maybe there was some unintentional longing for hair like that. It’s Friday night in Tulsa and I sit across the table from this smiling, radiant, beautiful…

By Donna Wuerch Noble January 13, 2019 Off

Time to Unleash the Lion Within

Time to Unleash the Lion Within It’s the 365th day of 2018. I made it — 365 days of posting a positive word each day to, hopefully, bring inspiration to others. I’ve had to make sure to stay “in the zone” by seizing the moments, noticing little and big God-encounters, and recognizing that God is…

By Donna Wuerch Noble December 31, 2018 Off

Army VALUES. Family VALUES.

Yesterday morning at church, a man from my neighborhood and I visited a few minutes and our conversation led to his two sons who have made serving in the Air Force a career. One was just promoted to Colonel. He quickly pulled up a photo of his sons and two of his grandsons, who all…

By Donna Wuerch Noble January 29, 2018 Off

Persevere AND Stand Firm

PPERSEVERE is defined as: carry on, keep going, be persistent, follow through, keep at it, but it also means to stand one’s ground, STAND FIRM, stay the course, unmovable, and hold on. Persevere AND stand firm — almost sound like contradictions to each other. Keep going, but unmovable? In this photo is a little desk…

By Donna Wuerch Noble January 18, 2018 Off

God’s Kaleidoscope of Colors

I haven’t seen one of those fun toys in a long time, but I saw one yesterday and I remembered the awe and wonder I had as a child peeking through the hole in the end and turning the cylinder to see the vivid colors and shapes change dramatically. Isn’t that like our lives with…

By Donna Wuerch Noble March 14, 2017 Off

God Takes Pleasure When We Take Pleasure

Yesterday was planned around Alexia — some girl time, her getting to choose where we would eat for breakfast and dinner — being pampered at the nail salon, her picking some great decor’ for her new bedroom, getting her “Fall Harvest” costume — it was a “by design” day that continues to celebrate her Rite…

By Donna Wuerch Noble July 21, 2014 Off