Good Things are My Favorite Things!

Good Things are My Favorite Things!

For 20 years Oprah Winfrey has been sharing her Favorite Things with happily excited audiences. Oprah’s Favorite Things is on steroids, because now her Favorite Things sit in their own dwelling places on Alexa and Amazon–voice activated! Martha Stewart has her...
When Life is Hard

When Life is Hard

How’s Life treating you? Did you have any struggles this week, or was everything perfect and wonderful? I tend to feel a certain amount of sadness when things don’t “look like” I thought they would. There’s some level of grieving as we encounter various trials of...
Weathering Life

Weathering Life

I took a long weekend to visit one of my best college girlfriends. From my house to hers, it’s about a six-hour drive through Texas. It’s springtime in Texas, so I chose the scenic route, rather than the interstate, and I enjoyed some gorgeous views: green, hilly...
Pondering is Preparation

Pondering is Preparation

It’s the week before your big event, and there are all kinds of preparations to be made! I know you have a list and you’re checking it twice — about every 4 seconds or so! So much to do…so little time! Every day you will chip away at that list, and when the day...
Stunned by the Ultimate Chocolate Fail

Stunned by the Ultimate Chocolate Fail

When we got together for a family party, the focal point of our meal was a chocolate fountain. You can imagine, the kids ate all their vegetables in anticipation of dipping their favorite things in chocolate. They’d have dipped their vegetables, but their parents said...
Paying Attention

Paying Attention

I’ve been looking at the life of Jesus, and in Matthew there is a repeated quote from people who approached him: “Son of David, have mercy on me!” I find that interesting that it is repeated in several stories involving various situations. This...