Good morning... My journal defined more of my twenty-five year old self on 5.1.88. I wrote: "The process of continued growth leads to outgrowing certain people, certain places, certain beliefs as time passes. There is sadness in outgrowing. It means I can never go back and fit into the old shell in the same way again. The shell that [...]
Good morning... Waiting in a long line at the Denver airport, waiting, waiting, waiting to board our flight home, I was struck by the fact that no two people look alike. As we zig-zagged back and forth, back and forth, through the roped off security lines, I noticed people of different ages, different builds, different nationalities. People with long [...]
Good morning... As soon as we exited the Atlanta airport following our spring break trip, I was awed by the vibrant variety of fresh spring flowers. Joining the perked up pansies who have lived through winter, the tulips have lifted their delicate faces to the sun, and the daffodils have burst forth, standing strong. After dropping my suitcase in [...]
Good morning... "Many human relationships are like the interlocking fingers of two hands," says Henri Nouwen in his 3.5.16 morning meditation. "Our loneliness makes us cling to each other, and this mutual clinging makes us suffer immensely because it does not take our loneliness away. But the harder we try, the more desperate we become. Many of these 'interlocking' [...]
Good morning... I am drinking coffee from a beloved new mug. The interior is cobalt blue and the exterior of the black mug bears a Helen Keller quote: "I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light." I received the mug all wrapped up in pretty paper tucked inside a transparent gift bag, [...]
Good morning... Her question was simple and so was my answer. She asked: "When I am at a loss for words, how do you always seem to know what to say?" I replied: "Our Creator knows the healing words people need to hear. When I surrender to God's purposes my mouth and my typing fingers, the LORD's blessing seeps [...]
Good morning... Pressure. Perform. Perfect. Please. People. PAUSE. Pray. Ponder. Peaceful. Passionate. Purpose of God. “Remember [carefully] the former things [which I did] from ages past; For I am God, and there is no one else; I am God, and there is no one like Me, Declaring the end and the result from the beginning, And from ancient times [...]
Good morning... The words handwritten in my first journal, when I was twenty-five years old, beautifully align with the wisdom Brene Brown shares in The Gifts of Imperfection. On 5.1.88, I wrote: "What I realize is that my 'pleasantness' has been my defense for years. It is hard for people to hate, to get angry at, to put down [...]
Good morning... Coming home from church last Sunday, the sunny blue skies created a beautiful day. When I came in the door, our little dog Gracie immediately wanted to go out onto our back porch to bask. I opened the screen door and she skipped outside, stretching out in the breezy sun. Noticing my hunger, I put in the [...]
Good morning... A special friend sent me this article entitled "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" written by Lloyd J. Thomas in the May 2006 issue of Practical Psychology. It, frankly, is too good to keep to myself, so I am going to share it with you in its entirety. So they left by boat for a quiet place, where [...]
