As the clock strikes midnight on December 31st, millions of people around the world celebrate the symbolic transition into a new year. We cheer, we make resolutions, and we embrace the idea of new beginnings. But does the simple act of flipping a calendar page truly signify change? Or is it merely a societal ritual, […]
This is the word I am entering 2025 with. As the calendar inches toward the end of 2024, many of us find ourselves reflecting on what has been an incredibly challenging year. The hurdles we’ve faced—personally, globally, or both—have tested our patience, resilience, and capacity for hope. But as we move forward, it’s important to […]
On Saturday I will turn 57. I don’t feel 57…whatever that is actually supposed to feel like. When I put my life on a timeline and see that I am closer to the end of being in this body than the beginning makes me, not only appreciate each day I get the privilege of waking […]
Jesus said, “I have come that you may have life and have it more abundantly.” Is this the life you want? I know I do. Jesus’ life is a blueprint of how we are asked to live. John O’Donohue wrote, “Jesus never avocated a life that confined itself with safe, complacent walls.” Jesus called people […]
I love angels. I have always believed in angels and can feel their presence in my life. Heavenly angels and earthly ones who find themselves on a mission of comfort, kindness or reassurance. A whisper on the wind, a whiff of fragrance, a glint in the moonlight, a stray furry friend — angels sometimes hide […]
Hygge (pronounced hue-guh not hoo-gah) is a Danish word used when acknowledging a feeling or moment, whether alone or with friends, at home or out, ordinary or extraordinary as cozy, charming or special. Even though this word is really hard to say it seems that people like having this recipe for a happier life. In […]
Remember when you were a kid in elementary school or junior high and looking at the kids older than you? Remember discussing with your best buds that you knew how if felt to be in that grade even though you had NO experience what so ever? You could picture yourself there no questions asked and […]
Is it time to say goodbye to someone? Is it time to cut the ties? Why do we find it hard to get out of relationships with those who don’t support us? I think, for one thing, that we as humans maintain a “herd” instinct. It’s comforting to be one of the tribe or pack. […]
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