Hopeful Hearts
It’s Who You Know.
Have you ever had someone ask you for a favor because you have the connection they needed? Or maybe you were the one asking the favor to get access to the connection. For instance, I may have a connection to someone in the Human Resources department at my company and...
Smash the Rival With Your Helmet!
The Helmet Controversy. In organized athletics, there are rules around what kind of helmets are acceptable. With so many concussions over the years, standards have certainly increased. Regulations are in place for helmets used in professional to youth sports. Some...
It’s A Brand New Day!
I heard it said that when you wake up you have two ways to greet the day. A) Good morning, Lord!❤️ B) Good Lord, it's morning!???? It made me laugh when I heard it but it really stuck with me. We do have two choices and whether we say those words, say other words or...
Be Your Selfie.
Sparkling Smile. Not a hair out of place. Makeup looking professional. Dressed in designer clothes. Kids could be junior models. Husband holding you close in affection. Background of pix looks like it came straight out of Beautiful Home Today. Cheeeeeese. SNAP. All...
The Fake One Just Doesn’t Cut It.
Molly. Felicity. Josefina. Kirsten. Kit. Addy. American Girl® Dolls. These were the names of some of the first American Girl dolls that I remember. Our daughter, Morgan, loved her Molly doll. She took her everywhere. She slept with her, watched TV with her and...
Slow and Steady Does Not Always Win.
There he was in the middle of the road. Neck stretched like a toe in a pair of pantyhose. His four short, stubby legs carrying that hard shell across the heated blacktop. Slow and steady. I drove on the other side of the road to avoid him. I looked in my rear view...
Sniffle, Snort and Sob.
Have you ever cried? I mean really cried. Hard core, loud, let-it-all-out, ugly kind of cry? The kind where you think "I'm not going to cry until later" and then one little tear escapes out of the corner of your eye; the lump in your throat feels like a stuck...
I-What? I-When? Eye-Where?
iPad. iPod. iPhone. Mac. Dell. Thinkpad. Google. Yahoo!. Firefox. All this technology makes my head spin. But it also makes my vision blurry. Do your eyes ever get tired and burn with blurred vision from staring at a screen too long? If you think about it, our eyes...
Make the Choice to Fly!
It's morning. I can hit the snooze or get up now. I can eat a donut or fix some protein-filled eggs. I can read my Bible or watch an episode on Netflix. I can get to work on time or be a "usual" 10 minutes late. I can lay out something for dinner or plan to swing...
