What if even your selfless acts are a little bit selfish? Or if everything is just Me, Me, Me? The other day I decided I should drive my teenage daughter to the park so she could hang out with some friends. So kind of me, right? Wrong! To be honest, my motives did not stem […]
Another dinner done. The grey, black and white bowls on the table are now empty Save for a few cooked grains of rice and smears of vegetable discarded Like the kids’ clothes all over the floors of their bedrooms. I could write a poem about these bowls, I say. You can call it: This is […]
My dreamy puppy is gorgeous and fluffy. Her large black-brown eyes gaze at me because she adores me. Although from a different earthly species, my dog is aligned to my way of thinking and totally in sync with my moods. Therefore: When I need to work the dog is quiet. Content in her playpen for […]
Any dog will become a leader, unless another is effective in the role. If you don’t want to be dragged around, you’ve got to make the decision to be the top dog! But it’s not always going to be easy. I’ve identified 3 specific challenges so far here. Taking on the role of a leader […]
I live in the big scary world. Here’s my ideal and my aspiration: WWJT = What Would Jesus Think? But here’s me at my worst: WTF? = Wrong Thoughts & Feelings…!! Yes, I admit it. On occasion, thoughts invade my mind that are contradictory to my commitments, values and deepest desires. But there’s also this: […]
“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34). That’s Jesus talking. As for me, I’m often annoyed. And I’ve started to wonder if this may be just lack of forgiveness in disguise…Like a poison I’m storing up in the sky of my soul. See the photo I put up? […]
When we first began sponsoring a child, I was pretty good at writing to her. A testament to my own imperfection in action is that thus far, I’ve maybe, on average, written a letter a year to Hilary*, our sponsored child in Uganda, even though it would have taken little effort and I knew it […]
Storms come! Behaving with grace at these times is difficult…If only we could snap our fingers and instantly clean up the mess left behind! We all go through storms within our lives sometimes, right? Recently, I had the displeasure of sharing the storms within a dear lady’s life. Lord, I need grace for others so badly! Real […]
I just found out that the other day my youngest daughter, who is 8 years old, whispered to my very good friend : “You are a terrible mother!” Well it may not have been exactly that blunt, but it was along those lines… Then she leaned in further and backed it up with her own […]
A dear little boy lying still and pale, face down on a beach. Dead. Like many, I was shocked by and tearful about this image in the newspapers and online. Generally, I avoid bad news. I know myself and I’m overly-sensitive to it. Plus I figure that by watching the news I can’t know what’s […]