By Kathy Caprino – In honor of this exciting new year upon us, I’ve been thinking of my many clients this year – my wonderful, wacky, dedicated, and resilient clients who’ve made fantastic change in their lives and careers. It’s been an eye-opening and heartwarming experience to watch their lives
By Melodee K. Currier – Please don’t ask me if I’m retired. That word isn’t part of my vocabulary. When I left corporate America four years ago and people asked me if I was retiring, my standard reply was “I’m not retiring, I’m reinventing myself!” Psychologist Warren G. Bennis says,
By Sandi Elzinga – August 4th, 1961. My husband of but a few moments holds my hand as we walk up the aisle. Grinning. The white-ribboned pews are filled with relatives and friends. Members of my church family lean forward in their balcony seats, grinning back. Two hours later, Bill
By Sandra Walston – What’s your definition of courage and why is it vital to claim it for yourself? Are you curious about why only 11 percent of more than 750 women I researched for five years perceived themselves as courageous? Interviews with the courageous 11 percent made it clear
“The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it’s the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise or maybe it’s the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable. A
By Deb DeArmond – Originally published in WHOA Magazine “You load up the kids,” I called to my husband. “Take an umbrella, it’s raining, and be careful, the baby’s asleep. I’ll figure out what food we need to pack up to take to my mom’s tomorrow morning. And, oh! Ask
By Shaunda Kennedy Wenger – Shoes. They say a lot about a person don’t they? Some hint at place of work. Others at interests. And others at personality. And in every person’s closet sits a favorite pair. As it turns out, I’m no different. Or perhaps I am. Because one
“Wow…that was a long day,” hubby said when I told him how my Saturday was. “No, it wasn’t long,” I said. “It was lovely.” Although I got home close to midnight, it was one of the best days in a long time. Early that morning I hopped in my son’s
Maybe what we need today is comfort. But we also need joy. Every day we need to find a small miracle to give us joy. Theologian Karl Rahner was once asked if he believed in miracles. “I don’t believe in them,” he answered, “I rely on them to get through
How many times have you thought about calling a close family member, realizing suddenly that you can’t, because they have passed on? You still long to hear their voice, reminisce, ask their advice, laugh with them, or just share recent events. That longing never ends – each generation feels that
Have you ever noticed that what goes unsaid often says so much? Albert Mehrabian is the UCLA professor who uncovered some famous research findings on non-verbal communication. He found that when people were asked to talk about their feelings to each other, the non-verbal content accounted for 93% of the
By Olga Hermans – Christopher Columbus introduced St. Nicholas Day to the New World when he landed in the West Indies on December 6, 1492, and named the harbor, in honor of the patron saint of sailors, Port of St. Nicholas. Dutch Americans eventually adopted December 25 as their day
By Sandra Bennett – DREAM LARGE “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” ~Proverbs 29:18 ~ What do you dream? Having an etsy or ebay account? Owning your own business? Selling at a brick and mortar store? Being published in a magazine, book or publishing your own book? Being
By Lynn Mosher – Come along with me and I’ll be your guide for a walk through one night two thousand years ago, a very special night that changed the world…forever. As you walk along, consider all the things you see, hear, smell, and touch. First, what do you see?
Do you recall a time when praise gave you a lift? I’ve enjoyed recreational swimming ever since my college roommate and I signed up for an endurance swimming class in our sophomore year. However, over time my stroke had become a diminished version of its former self – it had
Submitted by Ken Meyers – For the longest time I had not given much thought about getting older; every year was just another year on the calendar. For me it did not have anything to do with a number, I realize this isn’t the case for all women. I was
By Sandra Glahn – I saw a Pinterest cartoon recently in which the subject pointed out that America is the only place where people express gratitude on Thanksgiving for all the things they have and spend the next day shoving people over to get the stuff they don’t. Sadly, Black
By Rick Thomas – On Christmas day people all over the world will be exchanging presents. It is part of what our culture does on that day. It’s tradition. As with all traditions it does not have to be connected to its original intent. Many traditions lose their original meaning
By Andrea Sharp – When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you are trudging seems all uphill; When the funds are low, and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh; When care is pressing you down a bit –
“One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer–at three in the afternoon. Now a man crippled from birth as being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts.
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