If you read my post about treading water, you discovered my desire to locate my scuba instructor from 1983! I found him! I thought you might enjoy reading our correspondence. Who can you reach out to today to say “thank you” or “you made a difference”? Marc, I was 17 years old in 1983 and…

To my children, grandchildren, and all the great grandchildren beyond this day, I woke up singing “This Day” by Point of Grace. I love when that happens! To wake up singing is a blessing. Yesterday, I scanned Facebook memories and enjoyed looking at the pictures of joy AND knowing some of the stories behind the…

A miracle happened. When someone asks how they can pray and they follow that up with specific prayers your faith takes wings. Or, like my friend said over text, “where there is faith, there is hope”. Yes. It’s not important to share the details. We went from crisis to hope. Heading to an appointment in…

Parish and I have travelled for the last few months to NC. During our stay, we were encouraged to “do something fun” and “self-care”. At the close of a meeting, the last 5 minutes is dedicated to this topic and ideas are shared by the families. I thought I would share some ideas that organically…

You can’t do the work for someone. You just can’t. If you’ve taken the Enneagram inventory you know a number 2 with a wing of 8 is probably the world’s best at trying to fix everything. A helper/challenger. Please help my family! 🙂 I know from professional learning, years of therapy, and life experiences that…

I was waiting for an event in the quiet of the room. I closed my eyes and began to sing old hymns from my childhood. As I worshipped in song, I would stop and say a prayer. What amazed me with this meditation preparation is that people who mentored me or loved me came to…

I can’t even begin to narrow my discussion to a single event. So much has happened over the last few days that I have to put it all together like a buffet of goodness! I appreciate those fancy restaurants with their single serving and syrup line; however, I’m overflowing. Nothing has drastically changed. In fact,…

It was Parish’s turn to visit so I took a walk around the building. I tried to download some podcasts and even started listening until I felt led to be quiet and notice what was around me despite the fact I was in a parking lot. I turned off my podcast and began to notice…

Human connection is different for all of us with the common theme of love and belonging. The greatest of introverts is still wired for connection. Throughout our lives we create traditions of connection. Lunch with a group of people, holidays, anniversaries, vacations, work gatherings, and birthdays are just a few examples. Think back to your…