When I woke up this morning, the last thing I wanted to do was to get out of bed. Every muscle in my body seemed to hurt. The house was so cold, and the bed was so warm. And I was TIRED, deep in my soul kind of tired. “Just five more minutes,” I kept…
One week ago I was in the emergency room. Several hours later, I was beginning my recovery from surgery. Labor Day weekend was no vacation for me. After a week of pain medication and my husband being around, my schedule is a little off kilter. I have managed to get up NEAR the same time…
Do more than dream. Dreams are important for living bold and intentional lives. BIG DREAMS push you out of where you are and dare you to jump into all you are designed to be. But you have to do more than dream. “If you want something to happen in your life, then you can’t sit…
Contests can create an income path while you are trying to grow your online presence. Struggling to Build a Presence Learning to get paid by posting on my blog is not going well. There is more traffic stopping by, and I have posted a few ads, but my dream that sponsors would be beating down…
Alligators. It just had to be alligators! I’m not paranoid, I just don’t like sharks. Because I now have children and because children have an uncanny way of copying my likes and dislikes, I’ve been working hard to overcome my deep, deep, deep, dislike of these creatures (and their land cousins). It all started with…
Staying a good wife when your husband is NOT being a godly husband is a peculiar concept for the world. Fortunately for us, we are not “of this world,” we are just “in this world.” There have been times in my life when I needed a breakthrough, or I needed support, or I just needed…
There is a misconception that some people are born organized and others are not. If that were true, I would fall into the latter category. My room was always a mess, I never planned things out, and spontaneity was always my style of order. Now I’m a mom – and one that is working at…
“This is not what I expected. Sometimes I don’t even like being around you.” My husband’s words shocked me into silence. This feat of me being silent for any reason would have normally been impressive, but today it was just painful. I wanted so much to be a good wife, and now I was finding out…
Ants are not my favorite creature on this great earth. Fire ants, in particular, are high on my list of things to question God about when I get to heaven. It doesn’t help that I saw “Phase IV” when I was a kid – a movie that has haunted me through out life. Even with…
Changing attitudes through music helps us take a tough time and bring in some light. Finding the music that lights your heart can be key to getting through the storms. I sold Cutco knives in college. On my way to any demo, I would play the same music to get me focused and excited. Driving…