Many years ago, before I experienced the Road Adventure Seminar, I had come to a place in my life, that had caused me to question my relationship with God. I determined that I was better off out in the world on my own, rather than trusting in a God that I felt never showed up [...]
When I was a kid, my dad on occasion, would fix dinner for my brother and I. One of his favorites, aside from canned tamales and chilli, was Spam. Regardless of what he prepared, we cried and begged our mom to protect us from his culinary disasters. Not only were these three ingredients my dad’s [...]
Here’s a question that creates a lot of different reactions! Are feelings a choice? Think about the last time you were really angry. How did you behave? Did you pout? Did you throw something? Did you punish the person you were upset with by ignoring them? What do you do with your feelings? This isn’t [...]
I’ve had so many calls and emails from you all wishing us well and praying for us. As many of you know, John’s father, after a courageous fight to recover from two surgeries, finally passed away on February 1. Needless to say, my articles came to a halt around New Years because we stayed at [...]
This is my final post of 2008!
As I close out this year, I am most thankful for my family. As many of you know, my father in law has been in the hospital for most of December. He really gave us a scare. I praise God for answered prayers and am hopeful that he will [...]
Have you ever opened your heart, trusted someone and then felt the horrific sting of betrayal? Have you ever dropped a wall in hopes that the reason for the wall itself was somehow all wrong from the start? That’s the stuff dreams are made of after all. The hope of something we never thought would [...]
This year, my husband coordinated with his father to spend the month of December with us so that he could have long awaited knee replacement surgery. We worked through the late summer and fall to get everything ready so that we could have a quiet December and my Father-in-law could have his new bionic knee [...]
My Daughter Kelsey and I at the same age
I’ve been going through a lot of family pictures lately trying to get many scanned and properly stored away in our home. This is one of the final “to do’s” since my marriage and merger that I haven’t finished yet, so I’m in photo-organization-mode. I found some [...]
How will the world be a better place when you’re gone? Will your presence have made any impact at all?
There is a program close to my heart called CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) and it makes a difference in the lives of children who are tangled up in the legal system as a result of a [...]
One of the things I was born to do is write. Years ago, I took the plunge and started writing books that I was burning to put on paper. One was a story about my life and the painful journey through my 30’s. The other was a series of daily drills to help readers change [...]
