Organizing the Avalanche of Paper

Would it surprise you to learn that we use only 20% of the paper we keep? At times it may seem as if there’s an avalanche of paper coming into your home and/or office. You might even feel paralyzed or immobilized by it.   5 Easy Things you can do to begin...

Organizing your Digital Memories

Summer months are a favorite time of year to capture memories with a camera. Who doesn’t love looking back at photos of vacations, back yard barbeques, ball games and pool parties?  Back in the days of using film, many people collected shoe boxes full of photos....

A Look at Substance Abuse

Neil Young writes a powerful song about heroin use and the damage wrought on people he knew and loved. My own father was a heavy drinker for as long as I can remember. He drank from the time he woke up until he passed out in his armchair at night. It created a very...

Release

At the end of 2011, I felt the Lord challenging me to pray for a “word” for this year.  A single word that I could focus on and to use to be my measuring stick for what I say “yes” and “no” to. The word that came to me is: Release I love Webster’s definition of...

Daddy’s Girls

There is a whole generation of young women (late 20’s and 30’s) getting cancer — simply because they were “daddy’s girls” at age ten. These daddies* worked with asbestos in the days when the public didn’t know it was scary...