The Listening Blessing
Honestly, I must intentionally focus on listening to those who are speaking to me because my mind tends to be a wanderer. This clarion call comes from the Apostle James: “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: ‘Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.” James 1:19…
Technology ROCKS!!!
I get amused when I hear folks talking about the “good old days” when we could leave our doors unlocked, where the worst thing we did in schools was chew gum, where kids played outside using their imaginations, and gas was 23 cents a gallon (or less). But were the good old days — really…
Excuse Me….Could I Have Your Undivided Attention Please?
Excuse Me….Could I Have Your Undivided Attention Please? These days, it’s almost impossible to have a meal or a focused conversation with someone without being interrupted by a phone call or text message. How does it make you feel to be having a nice conversation with someone, and then THEIR phone rings or dings that…
STOP…..and Smell the Roses!!!
Yesterday, I stopped by a garden center to check out some trees for my yard. The aroma of the Spring flowers was overwheming when I walked in! Immediately, I thought “I need to get some flowers!” Those fragrant, fresh smells almost led me astray because the nursery rep told me, for Tulsa, it’s still too…