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Lessons from The Bucket List
What's a bucket list? Things you want to do "before you kick the bucket"? Things you want to do before a certain age? Things you want to do while in a certain location? The answer to me is: all of the above. I love writing down goals and working towards accomplishing...
Misplaced Anger
Have you ever been mad at something or someone but when you calm down you realize it wasn't really them you were mad at but you took it out on them? Let me explain - like when you're at the BMV and you don't have the right papers required to get your new license,...
God’s Strong and Steady Beats The Devil’s Weak and Wobbly!
She stood tall and sturdy as if she was the boss of the parking lot. Always steady and dependable. Blooming where she was planted. Flourishing in the summer sun. Showing off her colors at the change of the season. And brushing snowflakes on her branches to captivate...
World Kindness Day
She sat in the corner booth, minding her own business, eating her pie and reading her novel. Customers were greeted with the HELP WANTED sign on the wooden door as they entered the diner, an icon of the little town. The room was packed full of men, women and children...
Why Do Today What I Can Do Tomorrow?
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. Why in the world don't I change that alarm tone? It's so annoying! I fumble the phone in my hand, squinting to find the snooze icon that gives me permission for 7 more minutes of sleep. But it's done. I'm awake. To-do list already racing in...
Guilty Joy?
Have you ever felt joy in the midst of a bad time in your life? You know...you feel some sunlight shining in on a depressing day; a time when you think you should be grieving or worrying or not allowed to feel joyful? I know when my sister was battling cancer, I felt...
The Not-Good-Enough Syndrome
Well there I go again. Comparing. And coming out on the short end of the stick. My heart beats fast. My palms sweat. Tears well up in my eyes. I can physically feel my shoulders drop and posture slump. I'm just not good enough. I'm not good enough to be rooming...
What’s Your Volleyball’s Name?
Who remembers Tom Hanks on an uninhabited island talking to his best friend, Wilson, after his plane crashes? What was Wilson? A volleyball. Yes. A volleyball. Tom turned this leather item into a companion, made a face on it and it became his go-to during the lonely...
Oh Yes. I Remember.
I was driving to work in the early morning hours; sun starting to peek through the clouds; fog blurring my path and settling over the ponds. Headlights on bright as I leisurely drove the back roads solo; not a single car in sight. Lauren Daigle's voice keeping me...
