Sunday Inspiration: Your Purpose?
What is your purpose in life? That’s a question most of us ask at different times of life, usually when we’re suffering a setback of some kind. But it’s such a gigantic question, too often we let it slip by without paying much attention. I read an article recently that helped me get a handle…
Read MoreThe Best Laid Plans: New Orleans Nights
Good morning from the year 2018. Does that seem possible to you? 2018 already, and these days I’m feeling just the way I did back, well, back quite awhile ago. That’s not arbitrary, though, I’m feeling that way because I’m busily delving back into books I wrote. . . awhile ago. A little background and…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Kindness as Lifestyle
So, the holidays were so busy you didn’t quite get around to making any New Year’s resolutions. Or, perhaps you’ve already forgotten what resolutions you made. Or, maybe they’re just too silly to take seriously — “I resolve to start eating more healthy but first I have to eat all the junk food in my…
Read MoreCelebrations: Does How You Celebrate Say Something About You?
For most of us holiday celebrations are over. Have you finally taken a deep breath and released it slowly? Not yet? It’s past time. Try this yoga breathing exercise popularized by Dr. Andrew Weil. Through your nose, breathe in to the count of four. Hold your breath and count to seven. Now breathe out slowly through…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: 2018 Revolutions
‘Tis the time when New Year’s Resolutions pop up wherever you go. (T’was the time in 2014, too, when this blog ran the first time. I thought it was time for a repeat while I’m away celebrating with family. Enjoy.) A part of me doesn’t care for this practice because it usually lacks conviction and…
Read MoreThe Twelve Months of 2017
Last year I had so much fun looking back over my blog and sharing reminders of some of my favorite posts, that I’ve decided to do it again before 2017 becomes history. This has been a little (maybe even a lot) like looking through a journal. These posts are only a sampling, but do you…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Every Night a Child is Born is a Holy Night
Some things should be repeated here, and I think this is one of them. This is a favorite holiday reading, one my favorite minister (and husband) used every Christmas Eve at our churches. Feel free to share it with family and friends. “Every Night a Child is Born is a Holy Night” by Sophia Lyon Fahs. And…
Read MoreChristmas Gifts: The Christmas Wedding Quilt plus A Booklover’s Carol
T’is that time of year, time for my annual Booklover’s Carol. Some traditions are worth keeping. Think about that crumpled tin star that still goes at the top of your Christmas tree? The holiday recipe your mother always made oozing sugar, shortening and artificial flavors? Uncle Grover dressing up as Santa Claus in a moth…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Enjoy!
“Mark the holidays by spending time with people you love, and try not to fret too much about what you have for dinner.” -Cara Rosenbloom Here’s a riddle: During the holidays, what is both immensely enjoyable and terribly troubling? Give up? The answer is food. The food during the holidays is so delicious, and yet…
Read MoreThe Twelve Gifts of Christmas Giveaway
Just Christmas? My title may say Christmas, but last night was the first night of Hanukkah, so a very happy Hanukkah to all my readers who celebrate this festival of lights. Kwanzaa, which begins on December 26th is on its way, and the Winter Solstice, marking the calendar day with the longest night of the…
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