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Afraid of Ghosts—What a Haunted Castle From My Childhood Has to Do With Perceptions of How We View Our Lives
What are you filling your life with? What we choose to fill our lives can influence how we view our lives and hold us back. If we focus only on the negative, that's how we will see the world and others. We'll be too afraid to try if we are preoccupied with what we...
Three Things Thursday—Add a Little Excitement to Your Life This Summer
Ah, remember the excitement of summer break? I'm not a fan of the heat that comes with it, but something about summer makes me want to find an adventure. And when I say that, I don't mean travel to Mordor to throw the ring into the fires of Mt Doom, although that...
Don’t Let Chance Kill Your Dreams—What My Health Coach Can Teach You About Living a Full Life
Do you have a vision for your life? I've often dreamed of what I wanted my life to be, but I had difficulty making some of my dreams come true. Early last year, I focused on my health and realized I needed help to get where I wanted to be. I'd been following a health...
Three Things Thursday – Solo Vacations Aren’t Sad, They’re Fun and Refreshing for Your Soul
Have you tried a solo vacation? I really like solo vacations. In 2008, I took my first solo trip and learned that these times can be fun and refreshing. Granted, I did fly to Indiana for a family event, but I had an airline credit, so I flew out early and stayed a few...
Be An Imposter- Now’s the Time for You to Take a Risk and Step Out
I am an imposter. On my About page, I call myself your adventure pal. But the truth is that I’m a fearful, anxiety-ridden person. I’ve spent a lot of time hiding from life. I talk a lot about stepping out and not being afraid to try new things, but inside I also have...
Three Things Thursday – Do You See Yourself as God Sees You?
Often we don’t see ourselves the way God sees us. Today I’d like to share three Bible verses about how God views us. 1) Therefore there is now no condemnation at all for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 (nasb) No matter what has happened or what we’ve done,...
Stop Calling Yourself Skunk Cabbage – Names are Important
What do you do? This everyday small talk starter is a loaded question. Names and what we call ourselves are important. Typically when it’s asked, people want to know what job you hold to pay your mortgage. Your job title has probably rolled off your tongue many times...
Three Things Thursday—Three Times My Decisions Didn’t Make Sense
For Three Things Thursday this week: I’d like to share three things I’ve done over the years that maybe didn’t make sense to many people. 1) Selling my house Years ago, I bought a little house and settled in for what I thought would be the one I’d own forever. Then a...
Discover One Big Secret About Your Life—It Life Doesn’t Have to Make Sense
Sometimes things don't turn out the way we plan. That's okay because our life doesn't have to make sense. We all have dreams and ideas about what our lives should be, but what does it mean when things seemingly go off the rails? In the early '90s, my life felt...
Three Things Thursday – Novels I’m Loving Right Now
This week on Three Things Thursday, I'm sharing with you three recent novels I loved. 1) Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen Sarah writes the kind of stories I wish I could write. Her treatment of sensitive topics keeps her novels current and relevant. The whimsy she...
Secure in Love—What a Feral Cat Can Teach Us About Having a Safe Place
We all need a safe place. That doesn't mean a physical location, although it can. People need to have people to whom they can open up to about things that affect them. A place where they can share and be known without judgment. A feral cat showed up in the yard about...
Three Things Thursday – What I Remembered While on Vacation
On this Three Things Thursday, I want to share what I remembered while on vacation last week. 1) Other people don’t see me as I see myself. I should know this by now, but I’ve let my self-talk influence my world. My trip combined sightseeing and a writer’s retreat...
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