God’s Hand At Work

I am thankful for the assistance God has provided me through friends. Many friends have served as mentors, coaches, and personal advisors. I am grateful for each precious friend and the contributions they have made in my life. These men and women have served as role...

Guard Your Heart

Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life Proverbs 4:23, NIV. What does guard your heart mean? Does it mean you cannot share your heart with anyone? Or does it caution care when you do? Sharing your heart anytime can be risky and scary—such an...

Wounded By The Exchange

It was one of those days. According to her, I couldn’t do anything right. Without having any actual authority over me or my job, she still felt it necessary to tell me what I should and shouldn’t do, where I should and shouldn’t go, and what I should and shouldn’t...

What’s It Worth To You?

If you don’t live in an area where there is a choice of fabulous coffee establishments, you may not understand my dilemma. Do I go for down-home and delicious or upscale, aristocratic, and scrumptious? Can you guess which is which? It seems kind of silly, really, that...

Am I a Gossip?

Last week I posted this statement on Twitter: What a difference it would make if, when engaged in a conversation that smacked of gossip, we held up our hand and said, “Stop!”  Reading Susie Larson’s book, Uncommon Woman, is what prompted my post. She shares a powerful...