Stories & reflections
A little encouragement for the everyday. Join me for stories, reflections, and lessons from a resilient heart.
This week’s inspiration comes from a conversation I had with a physician a couple of weeks ago. His words have stayed with me, sustaining me through some challenging times. As most of you know, this year has…
Read more: The Value of Options →Today’s inspiration comes from an exercise introduced to me through one of my daily readings. It suggests using Saturday as a day to look back and reflect on each of the previous seven days. As I ticked through…
Read more: The Power of Through →When life becomes saturated with uncertainty, sometimes we simply need to outlast the fog. A reflection on patience, healing, hope, and cherishing the rays of light that help us find our way forward.
Read more: When Fog Rolls In →Have you missed me? I know it’s been a minute since I’ve written, but life’s challenges seem to keep coming. As my dad would say, It’s been a year! I’ve been hospitalized four times, had three outpatient procedures…
Read more: Rope Burns and Pain Receptors →Popping in quickly to update you and asking you to join me on my latest journey—back to the hospital. My infamous six-day hospital stay in January left me with a badly damaged bladder, slowly healing from a horrific…
Read more: Cherish Redefined… →Although I chose my 2026 theme word in late December, my infamous six-day stay in the hospital sidetracked its launch—and a whole lot of other plans! But now, I want to pause before plunging back into the “game”…
Read more: My 2026 Theme Word →I know it’s Wednesday, not Thursday, but I wanted to get this thought to you in case it could be as helpful to you as it has been to me today. I’m facing some uncertainty. Later today, I’ll…
Read more: When Uncertainty Looms →This week’s Thoughtful Thursday comes from a place of raw truth — not the polished kind we often share, but the kind that feels like breathing through a hard moment. It’s a story about pain, perseverance, and the…
Read more: Poisoned by Mistake →
