It wasn’t pretty. I wasn’t pretty. At all. A while ago, I was on a phone call. The woman on the opposite end of the phone line was defensive, obstinate, cynical, intolerant, dogmatic . . . I could go on. Worse than her “charming” personality was the fact she didn’t allow me to speak. She
FEAR is my middle name! Do you know what my BIGGEST fear is? PUBLIC SPEAKING . . . which I seem to find myself doing more often than not. However, God has shown me something about fear which has made my bouts of panic a bit easier to navigate.
Inability to concentrate. Obsessive thoughts. Focusing inward. Negative outlook. Aches, pain. Fatigue. Avalanches of tears. False smiles. Sadness, self-blame, guilt, irritability . . . numb. Star figure skater, Gracie Gold, describes it this way: “The feeling was like you’re drowning and everybody else can breathe; it’s like moving through peanut butter. It’s like I was
Come out, come out, wherever you are! Numerous people around the country are beginning to come out of their quarantine hiding. Folks are finally beginning to creep back into their normal, daily routines. Well . . . at the very least most of us are venturing out to the grocery store!
Recently, I stood in the shower and cried. Amid being in quarantine as the COVID-19 virus grips our world, common events prove to be uncommonly upsetting as thoughts are consumed and emotions heightened. In one day alone last week I nearly crashed when my face was grazed by a bee on my morning bike ride,
Spring is the time of year Barnabas the Kind-Hearted Bunny likes best. Besides helping everyone, nothing pleases him more than soaking in the sunshine amid the colorful, spring flowers by the pond at the edge of his forest home. Upon hearing distressed cries in the distance, Barnabas rushes to figure out a way to bring
Pu-leeze! Did my eyes deceive me, or was I really witness to a most disturbing, tragic event recently? Hubby and I were out to dinner at one of our favorite hangouts doing what we love to do best . . . people-watch. On this occasion we specifically took note of the extreme number of patrons
There are many ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day…here are two, heartwarming short stories that wrap it all up with one determined red envelope and one box of chocolates…
So . . . January may be over, but a New Year has just begun! As I’ve been reflecting on my “word of the year” for 2020, I thought I’d share some thoughts about change. My thoughts are best explained with a funny story.
The lives of Brooke Westfield and Luke Spencer were worlds apart from each other and yet, peculiar circumstances compelled them to unlock each other’s secrets. When a shocking truth is finally revealed, could it prove to be the common bond that would ultimately draw them closer together? PRAISE FOR TWISTED FATE: “A master storyteller,
