Stories & reflections
A little encouragement for the everyday. Join me for stories, reflections, and lessons from a resilient heart.
This column first appeared on Nanahood. Take a peek and let me know what you think. My best—always, Becky (Nana B) Sign Up Here, if you’d like to receive Thoughtful Thursdays via email. The Power of the Unspoken Word As…
Read more: The Power of the Unspoken Word →Win or lose, do we learn? My Looking Homeward column (below) from Sunday’s Op-Ed at The Herald Dispatch shares my thoughts. What are yours? I’d love to know. My best—always, Becky (Nana B) Sign Up Here, if you’d like…
Read more: When Winners Lose →This week’s inspiration comes from that dang white stuff. Again. Unlike the Beast that left me with a garage door stuck open, this snow day was far less treacherous. Still, it wreaked havoc. Why? This time around, the…
Read more: The Lessons of a Snow Day →Sometimes I read a passage during my morning quiet time that “nails me to my pew,” as my pastor father used to say. Mark Nepo, one of the deepest thinkers I know of (other than my father, of…
Read more: Matters of the Heart →Last week, Mattel made national news when it unveiled a new line of Barbie dolls. Often criticized for her anatomically incorrect figure, Barbie will now be available in three new body types—tall, petite, and curvy. “This is radical…
Read more: The Barbie Doll that Didn’t Make It →Greetings from Snowzilla land, where Mother Nature flexed her muscle long and hard, producing a historic snowfall. Thirty-two and a half inches graced my deck in less than thirty hours, certainly a record for me, a Southerner by…
Read more: Snowzilla—Beauty and the Beast →This week’s inspiration comes from one of my favorite pastimes, watching football. My pastor father considered football part of his regular Sunday routine right after Sunday school, church, and Mom’s signature pot roast dinner, simmered to perfection while…
Read more: Peyton and the Highest Form of Patience →Hi folks! Take a peek below at my latest Looking Homeward column for this week’s inspiration and then tell me, is this your year to wander? What new pursuits are you considering? I’d love to know. My best—always,…
Read more: Circling the Target—Time to Wander? →
