Stories & reflections
A little encouragement for the everyday. Join me for stories, reflections, and lessons from a resilient heart.
This week’s inspiration is timely for me as I’m preparing for some special visitors! Over a period of eight days, twelve loved ones (ten adults and two children) from four different states will join me for our second…
Read more: Vacation Prep: Testing the Power of Structure →This week’s inspiration comes from my new writer friend, Kim Acedo, the blogger and podcast host who recently interviewed me for her “Me Time” podcast. In a recent blog post, she shared a simple thought that has stayed with…
Read more: The Surprising Power of Focus, and Weddings →This week’s inspiration comes from my mom. I mention my father quite a bit in these columns and his timeless words of wisdom. But today, I’d like to credit my mom for a few things she’s taught me that continue…
Read more: Honoring Mom: Sometimes You Just Gotta Laugh →First of all, thank you for your thoughtful and encouraging replies to last week’s questions about my work. You are helping me shape what’s next in my life and I am grateful. In fact, this week’s inspiration comes from one…
Read more: When Valleys Come →Although I’ll still offer a thought that inspired me, this week I need your help. No, I don’t need money, but I would like your opinion. As most of you know, I’ve been writing columns of one kind or another…
Read more: Your Help, Trust, and My Migraine Moment →This week’s inspiration comes from a quote I discovered during my morning quiet time. It’d been a week of cancellations that I had to make and I was frustrated. My life was not going as I’d planned! Granted, each…
Read more: When Plans Fail: Cancellations, Tiger Woods, and Game of Thrones →It happened again. For the second week in a row, my inspiration comes from Madison, my daughter with autism, and the four surprising words she said to me during our visit last week. It was a practice run.…
Read more: Four Words That Shocked Me From Madison →This week I’d like to share with you a sneak peek into a project-in-process that honors Madison, my daughter with autism who continues to teach and inspire me. As you may know, April is Autism Awareness month. Pathfinders for…
Read more: A Sneak Peek: This Is 1 In 50 →
