I recently met with a dear friend of mine for coffee. “How are you doing?” I greeted her, expecting the usual “Great! So tell me what’s going on with you!” Instead, I was greeted with: “Not good.” We spent the next hour discussing life and love. My friend has been
Life & Beauty Weekly: Happy You By Cynthia Hanson for Life & Beauty Weekly Are you striving to be perfect at work and at home? Do you freak out if the house isn’t spotless or if your memos aren’t masterpieces? Make 2011 the year you stop listening to your inner
“I have been young and now am old and have not seen His righteous forsaken nor His seed beg for bread.” ~ Psalm 37:25 ~ “Worry compromises your joy, cramps your peace and confines your freedom.” ~ June Hunt ~ “Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something
This week, I have that caterpillar-in-a-cocoon feeling again, where I just want to pull the blanket of my family close about me. What I thought was a pulled muscle – for a whole year – from exercising is really a gallbladder just dying to come out. That’s happening at the
Get Old is a platform developed by Pfizer to encourage and support a dialogue around the notion of getting older and living better. The goal is to inspire and activate people of all ages to reconsider what it means to get old in terms of a better quality of life,
Recently I enjoyed dinner with a couple who had recently gotten married. It was the second marriage for both. The husband lost his first wife to illness, and the wife was divorced after a long marriage. Both had children from their previous marriages. One had two children, ages 8 and
My son has a job as a lifeguard this summer, and today I drive him to work. Though he now has his driver’s license, he does not yet have his own car and so for the time being, we must share mine and he is being a good sport about
A few years ago, my mother’s heart was stretched, torn and worn in a teen challenge. Teen Challenges are a journey, both to the teen and the parent, a faith journey, an unconditional love journey. I created 27 Unconditional Love Rules during that journey to help keep me loving, believing,
I saw two books. The first book was closed and the next book was open. The Lord said, “This is not just a new season, or a turning of a page in your life. It is not just a new chapter. I have closed the old and have opened the
In our world of busyness and myriad responsibilities, sometimes the chatter in our heads (calling a customer, sending out emails, needing to fill the tank, or remembering a grandchild’s concert), is about everything but what it should be. Not that these things aren’t important, but when we consider the limited
By Cynthia Hanson for Life & Beauty Weekly – So he doesn’t bring you flowers, and you don’t surprise him with funny cards. It’s been months since you went out on a date, and you can’t remember the last time you talked about anything except the kids, house or work schedules.
Life & Beauty Weekly: Happy You By Catherine Ryan for Life & Beauty Weekly As you probably know firsthand, women — particularly mothers — tend to be especially empathetic to those around us. It’s a wonderful trait that comes in handy when, say, your child’s feelings are hurt or your
“But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.” Genesis 19:26 If you ever feel like this world is getting more depraved, more unrighteous, and more evil every day, then you know how Lot felt when he was living in Sodom. So how did Lot get to
“I’d phone my sister if I thought she’d pick up the phone,” a friend remarked recently. “We haven’t spoken for about 20 years.” I was stunned. This is one of the nicest, most caring, relational guys I ever met. “What happened?” I asked. “Nothing really. Just grew apart. We live
By Deanna Nowadnick – Camping“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you… Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27 I hated camping as a child and as a young person. My outdoor experiences were commensurate with torture, a reflection that is
A prayer is a journey released. I believe That when you pray for other people, that prayer goes on a journey, And like all journeys, come back home. Prayer returned home. Come back home in the manner it was released – with either faith, hope and love or faithless, hopeless
Father’s Day is bittersweet for me. I rejoice that my son’s have the father I never did – and I realize more keenly what I missed and wonder what I would have been like had I a father like they have. This post is for all the fatherless daughters, whether
My period of Grace was this month, this May. Sort of. Most of May has been spent enjoying the farm, the animals; re-arranging portions of the house, doing farm chores and, simply, living. Blogging has taken a back seat for no particular reason other than my brain needed a rest.
“You are never too old to set another goal or dream another dream.” ~ C. S. Lewis ~ Dave watched as I carried household goods from one side of the street to the other. Probably, I was an interesting diversion for him; now in his eleventh month of mourning. Cathy,
By Daphne Tarango – I embrace it. I reject it. I long for it. I avoid it. I enjoy it. I dislike it. I’m talking about change. Can you relate? Parts of me want change; other parts resist it. Sometimes, we bring change on ourselves. Sometimes, change finds us. New
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