Many years ago a friend of ours, who was a business consultant, shared his advice about how he would encourage businesses and individuals to set goals and accomplish them.  He used an analogy of a firm foundation. He described a foundation as being something that is...

Almost every single morning beginning around 5:00 am, my phone wakes me up with a quiet little ping-ping-ping-ping.  I don’t pick it up because I know exactly who it is.  It’s my early in the morning friends texting back and forth as they are beginning their days. You...

Since my cancer diagnosis,  a lot of people have asked me questions such as, “If God is so good, how could He allow this to happen?”  Or “Why does God allow bad things to to happen to good people?” I will address the second question first - I am not any better than...

”May you cast your cares on Jesus.  May your load feel instantly lighter as you trust Him.  May He fill you with expectancy, right here, right now, right in the midst of your circumstances.   May Kingdom power upstage every worry and every fear.  May Kingdom authority...

Today was my diagnosis day and it felt more like D-day to me.  It was torturous. Wait...wait some more...and more waiting. So the impatient patient decided to make a call.  Yep!  These people are going to want me to hurry up and get well so they don’t have to deal...

Happy Easter, Happy April Fools Day, oh and yes...happy birthday to me and my very good friend Nancy!  60 and 40...when we first met I was 47 and she was 27.  I much preferred 47.  But 60 it is.  60. As I have rolled into my 60th year of living it has caused me...

My kids would tell you that they were coached and given advice their entire lives. My husband and I talked often about the importance of having a strong character, being cheerful, solid, strong, and content, having a good work ethic, having God-sized dreams, being...

Last week I got laid out from an important figure in my life.  I felt verbally assaulted and I was practically numb from feelings of intense hurt and anger.  As the hurt set in, I simply felt weary.  Broken.  Hopeless.  Though I was not physically laying on my back -...

In his book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven Covey discusses the two natural reactions that people have when they are faced with stress...or a battle.  The great majority of us will respond in two ways, either fight or flight.   Fighters will confront,...