A Smile can be a Difference Maker
Have you ever been on the other side of the audience — the side of the speaker who is speaking to the audience? I have. I’ve learned to focus on those who are smiling and have the bright “I’m with you” eyes. I shun those sullen – no smiles – faces. I know some folks…
I’m So Blessed
This blog has a purpose! It is to help us stop having such stiff upper lips. To get down to the business of living and enjoying life with a merry and thankful heart. We have the option to live in the doldrums and express our opinions with a cynical attitude about the weather, politics, our…
Medicine to Heal What Ails Us
Oh, how I wanted to be my friend, the Class Clown. She could make any situation funny, without even trying. She was my roommate, Lois, at Canyonville Bible Academy in Oregon. She always had me, and others, in stitches. Now, I have a husband who is like that, too! BTW – please forgive me for…
Loving from the Inside Out
I attend City Reach church with my children on Sundays. This is a church that focuses on winning people to Christ. The name is the church’s heart — to reach the city of Austin with God’s love. Their goal is 400,000 people coming to Christ. Every service you’ll see hands raised to accept the invitation.…
Maybe Life isn’t Meant to Take so Seriously
Receiving inspiration for my daily blog is serious matter to me. Thinking that I needed to make this day’s blog to be one of encouraging those who are in pain physically, or mentally from the loss of their job, special events or even the loss of a loved one, I scanned my social media timeline.…