A Daily Choice

What if every possible action in our life was a choice between love and fear? Test it out. Think of something that you have been ruminating on or struggling with—why are you not moving forward? What has you twisted in a knot? I bet the answer is, “Fear.”...

Motivational Monday!

If you have followed me for years, then you know I’m not a fan of Valentine’s Day. I have ranted about the commercialism, the price-gouging, the obligation, the relationship requirement, the high expectations, and the overall pre-packaged nature of it all...

Tonight…We Cook!

Last night I was reading a great article from EatingWell. It was about a woman, Nichole Mooney, who started Black Girls Cook, a nonprofit cooking program out of Baltimore Maryland. The bleak statistics on black women’s health inspired her to create a program...

Mr. Grinch

“Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhpas, means a little bit more.” The Grinch It’s Christmas Eve here and many of us are exhausted already! There is a lot of hype packed into the next...

The House of Cards

I went to another funeral this past Monday. This funeral was for a lovely 88-year-old woman, Judy, whom I had first met about 25 years ago at church. I remember the first time I ever met her. Doug and I struggled each week to get all 6 of us to church on Sunday for 9...