Lesson From A Teacup

by | Jan 15, 2013 | Faith

It’s exquisite, really. I sit here sipping from a green-and-gold antique teacup that has intricate mother-of-pearl inlaid on both the cup and saucer. The tea itself is amazing as well: loose-leaf Moon over Madagascar, a black tea with subtle overtures of vanilla. I...

Time to Ponder

by | Dec 27, 2012 | Self Discovery

And Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart (Luke 2:19). Are you a ponder-er: one who reflects and reviews important things? This season reminds me to do a little bit more of that. Christmas has come and gone once again, and now we have to...

I Didn’t Deserve It

by | Dec 20, 2012 | Faith

Have you ever received something you didn’t deserve? You didn’t work for it or earn it; it was just a gift, given freely. God’s love is like that. No matter what your past looks like, He loves you. He chooses to look at you and love you truly, before you ever could...

The Health Benefits of Gratitude

by | Nov 7, 2011 | Health and Wellness

The German theologian, Meister Eckhart, once said, “If the only prayer you said in your whole life was ‘thank you’, that would suffice.” Dr. John Demartini has said that the most powerful prayer is not a prayer of “I need a change in…” but a prayer of “thankfulness...