On the eve of the New Year, many of us write goals of all that we want to accomplish over the next 365 days. Our goals typically include things like conquering our weaknesses and achieving success. I’ve written goals in the past like, “Clean Out Clutter” and “Get Organized” which for me are about as helpful […]
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(Click on the audio bar above to hear this blog post.) There are many books I want to write in my lifetime. Many about communication. But there’s one book I had to write first. In the next few weeks it will be available on Amazon.com. Four years ago I was shocked when I tested positive for
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As we continue through Breast Cancer Awareness month this October, we turn the pages of my new devotional, The Faith to Free-Fall, past the first chapter, “Shock,” to the second chapter- “Anger.” Though I wrote this devo specifically for women anticipating undergoing a mastectomy, I believe we’ve all been angry at times when things haven’t turned out the
My trunk is full of groceries as I pull up to the corner and turn on my blinker. Out of the corner of my eye I see a man standing near me, leaning on a cane, wearing a black coat and a hat to ward off the cold wind. He’s selling newspapers for $1. I
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(Click on the audio bar above for a recording of this post) A second nurse has contracted Ebola. I don’t know about you, but that news made me want to wear a Hazmat suit to the grocery store, or just lock myself in my house and order my food online! But even then some pizza delivery
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“Don’t worry, I’ll walk you to your class,” I reassure my almost-kindergartener. But he shakes his head. “Nah, I got this, Mom. I know where my class is.” Really? Now, I realize he has the same teacher his 3 older brothers had and he’s been to her class a hundred times. But still, I “fake
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(To hear the audio recording of this blog post, click on the white triangle in the black line above) “I’m not really a speaker; I’m more of a writer,” Jordan, a participant in my public speaking workshop, explains. Her dark brown hair frames her pretty face. “What do you write?” I ask. “My blog. It’s trustingadventure.com.”
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“Ben is trying to steal Jackson from me!” My son was distraught. The friend he thought was his “best friend” was spending a lot of time with another friend. “I know. It’s hard when it looks that way,” I said. Then I asked, “So what’s the scariest thing about that for you?” Big tears welled
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Her blue eyes are full of courage, full of hope. My friend and neighbor, Peri, sits in the hospital bed that has been set up in her bedroom, writing out her goals for 2014 on a tablet. She lists things like finishing her scrapbooks and celebrating her 50th birthday on February 4th. And then she
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Sometimes a friend walks into your life whose love changes you forever. That friend, for me, is Peri Thomas. It all started back in September with a knock at my back door. It’s my new friend and neighbor, Peri. I motion her in. Since our kids (and we) have been in and out of each other’s
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