Catchy quotes have always gotten my attention. I remember way back to Senior year of high school when you got to include a quote next to your Senior Photo fo...

My friend and I planned on meeting to catch up on what was happening in our lives. She sent me a text and gave me a choice, "Would you like to meet at a coff...

I recently had the opportunity after leading a training session with my husband for Pastors and their wives to help with some much needed hurricane relief in...

I called my mom yesterday on my way to exercise at the gym and we chatted for just a few minutes. She was sitting in her favorite spot, her rocking chair for...

Our church provided us with a 40 day prayer journal for this season of lent and yesterday was Day 33. Each day has had a different focus, with different scri...

I love Thanksgiving. A day that focusses on being thankful, and being with family. (Not to mention all the yummy food!) There are so many benefits of being...

"No rest for the weary!" It was a casual phrase thrown out during exercise class, as we were half way through our workout. It got me thinking. That phrase ...

We have a creek in our backyard. I love that about our yard! It has provided great amounts of fun for our girls growing up, and now our grandchildren. With m...

I trudge out to the backyard, maybe today is the day I will get after some much needed weeding and trimming. Why do I wait so long to do this task? I gave i...

I had an interesting conversation with a friend at the gym yesterday. She had seen me at the coffee shop last week meeting with another lady and what she sai...

Do you have one of those devices that keep track of your steps? They have been all the rage for some time now. Fitbit, Garmin, Smart Fitness are just a few ...

I was dreading the dog walk I had scheduled last week. Why? Because of the comments I read from others who had walked the dogs in the past. Things like, "T...

While pursuing my dream and passion for my speaking ministry, I have tried to find a way to have a little bit of an income in between those speaking opportun...

These three words have come to have special meaning, and when lived out have great benefit. My daughter Kyla and I have had the privilege to design and deli...

There is a great verse recorded in the Gospel of John where Jesus says these words: “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know ...

Recently a friend of mine was telling me about her experience participating in the Birkebeiner, a cross country ski race in Hayward, WI. She told me there w...

Tension of Opposites is a term I first learned about from my life coach Lynn Schoener. She would remind me that tension is good, it enables you to hold a gla...

In the last blog post I wrote about trying to find a slogan or a theme for the year, and I had not yet picked mine. I am happy to report, I have settled on a...

2 days until this year is finished. Then we begin a new year. 2018! As this year winds down I enjoy taking time to reflect on what took place during the year...

Advent. The word comes from the latin word, "coming". And the definition in the dictionary says it is, "an arrival of a notable person, thing or event." The...