I used to define success as climbing to the top of my profession, being the best at what I do and making a lot of money. It was about setting ridiculous goals and then working way too many hours trying to accomplish them. Success was about the recognition and the accolades…the build up and the...Read More

Sometimes we find ourselves in situations we don’t particularly like. We wonder why a door won’t open for us so that we can move onto something else. We question, why we can’t seem to close the door on something we DON’T want to go through. We get anxious because we have no control over what...Read More

Most of us are not mindful of how our actions, words and thoughts go out into the world far beyond ourselves. More than you can ever imagine, you impact more than just your immediate “circle” around you. Imagine this: You are driving down the road and some A-hole cuts you off. Even worse, he doesn’t...Read More

Yesterday, I noticed a small pimple on my shoulder. For reals, it was tiny. I immediately put some medicine on it and covered it up with my shirt so that no one could see my “imperfection.” Perhaps even weirder was the fact that I was the only one home, so no one else was going...Read More

There’s a parable in the Bible that came to my mind this morning. I am sure that most of you have heard about it and perhaps read it a time or two. It is in Matthew and it reads: The Parable of the Bags of Gold 14 “Again, it will be like a man going on...Read More

Before you start reading, click this link first and get the song playing in the background as you read this: Wouldn’t Change a Thing – Matthew West (then come back to this page). Or maybe listen to it first, then read. I used to have this visualization of what my life would be like when I...Read More

“Baby, I know that this is not what you signed up for when you met me.” I said as he carried me up the stairs. He was taking care of me once again and he was secretly loving every moment of it. I smiled because I knew that everything was going to be ok. “Jennifer,...Read More

I had an unstable childhood. I had bronchitis and strep throat almost monthly, well into my adulthood. You can throw a bunch of pneumonias in there also, peppered too frequently throughout the years.  Major surgery when I was 15 (on my actual birthday) to remove a tumor the size of a football, along with my...Read More

The room was dark, pitch dark as her eyes opened. So dark, in fact, that she had to blink her eyes a few times to make sure that she was actually awake and truly opening and shutting her eyes. There was no noise, just stillness. It was calming and comforting to her even though she...Read More

It doesn’t take much, ya know – just a simple act of love and kindness – to be a bright spot in someone’s day. A sweet heartfelt compliment. A hand on their shoulder while you ask if someone is ok. Reacting kindly when someone is a turd to you. Going out of your way to...Read More