by Deanna Young | Jan 18, 2018 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
“It takes a village.” What does that even mean? I heard it all the time when I first became a mom and I have to admit, I just went with it. Part of me was like “where is this village?” And “who runs this village?” And “do...
by Deanna Young | Jan 15, 2018 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
For Make A Difference Monday, I am challenging you (and me) to send a card to someone every day this week. “No one has a birthday” you may say. “Who could I send a card to?” Dr. Seuss says “Oh the places we could go.” Dr. Deanna...
by Deanna Young | Jan 12, 2018 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
The Escape Rooms are all the rage these days. If you aren’t familiar with it, I will explain. Quick version: a team of 5-6 people get clues to puzzles they must solve which reveals a code that accesses the next group of clues. After solving several of these...
by Deanna Young | Jan 9, 2018 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
It’s been a crazy few days. My 89-year-old father-in-law had a heart attack. Due to his age, the surgeons could not do open heart surgery and had to try to open up the blockage by going through the vein in his leg. During 7 hours of “very complicated...
by Deanna Young | Jan 5, 2018 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
BELIEVE. RELAX. JOY. SIMPLIFY. Each year for the last several years I have chosen a word to be my “theme” for the year. This year I chose SIMPLIFY. On January 1 I woke up feeling a little unsettled. And I kept singing that song, “I surrender...
by Deanna Young | Jan 4, 2018 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
“Look, mommy!!! It’s a shirt!” This was the response my 3-year-old great nephew had with every Christmas present he opened. He was so excited whether it was a shirt, pajamas, book or a Hot Wheels® racetrack. He took his time opening every present and...