Motivational Monday!

“As my sufferings mounted, I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation — either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.” ~ Martin...

Motivational Monday!

Doug and I were watching the Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys game on Saturday night. It was scheduled for an 8:15 pm start and the temperature in Philadelphia at gametime was 21 degrees. That’s cold! It wasn’t -13, like it was at Lambeau Field in...

Friday’s Quote

“If you knew Who walks beside you at all times on the path that you have chosen, you could never experience fear or doubt again.” Wayne Dwyer, adapted from A Course In Miracles. After sharing a variety of different suggestions this week on how we can better...

It’s OUR Journey

I love the day or two after Christmas—it’s all about rest and relaxation. The holiday is over and so is all of the entertaining, so there is no pressure. But then New Year’s Eve begins to rear its ugly head, and the pressure gets turned up again, in a...

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...