Many reading this blog post understand that life can be just plain unfair. At least unfair to our way of thinking. For some of us, it has been. There have been a few events where I would cry, “FOUL! THIS NOT FAIR!” I know there are those women who are not required to walk in…
As we grapple with the magnitude of the Maui fires and the losses of physical, material, and cultural life, we find ourselves on the mainland with excessive heat, hurricanes, tropical storms, and the erratic uncertainty of our economy. Today, our younger generations experience anxiety at an all-time high, and the levels of drug abuse and…
Life as we know it is hard, and there are many demands on women. Have you ever just wanted to give up? Have you ever wanted to quit….throw in the towel…. chunk it to everyone? Have you ever wanted to disappear…or if we are really honest – have someone else disappear? Do you ever feel…
Landscape changes are inevitable. Try as we might cannot control them. Our response to each one is vital to our healthy emotional and spiritual health. This list is not complete but these 10 steps have helped me stay connected when I didn’t know if I was going to get through my landscape change.
What do we do when life doesn’t turn out the way we expect it to? We can cry and pitch a fit, shake our fists at heaven, and be mad at God. We can feel sorry for ourselves, become cynical, and rooted in bitterness. We can re-evaluate our faith, deconstruct and walk away. We can…
What do we do when life doesn’t turn out the way we expect it to? We can cry and pitch a fit, shake our fists at heaven, and be mad at God. We can feel sorry for ourselves, become cynical, and rooted in bitterness. We can re-evaluate our faith, deconstruct and walk away. We can…
I can’t believe we are at the end of the first quarter of 2022! At the time of this writing, Ukraine is under attack. There are approximately 1.4 million women who have fled their country. Families are separated, and their futures are unknown. Our world is still maneuvering a world filled with an unpredictable virus,…
My dear friends, when Diane asked me to write about “hope,” I found this letter I wrote to my daughter several years ago. I was going through her spiritual inheritance, and I came to this…contentment. You might think ‘contentment’ and ‘hope’ are two completely different things, but they are not. Hope thrives when planted in the…
While mailing a package at the post office this week, I became keenly aware of someone staring at me. It was that uneasy feeling of being watched; you know what I mean. At first, I looked around quickly and didn’t see the little boy peering over the table where I worked to affix a label….
The familiar Christmas carol rings out, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” I truly believe this with all my heart. I love Christmas! I love the décor, the carols, the festivities, the gatherings. I love it all! In ministry, though, Christmas can also be described as “the craziest busy time of the year!”…
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