Category: ponderings

So much to do

February 2, 2016 I feel very behind on everything … I know that my feelings are probably lying to me right now and I am diligently searching for a way to stay grounded in the truth!  Yes – I have a ton of stuff to get done before I leave AND on the calendar – there …

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Show love to everyone

February 1, 2016 In a month that is dominated by mushy sentiments of love …. I pray that we will all remember the source and kind of love that we get from our Heavenly Father and what he tells us to do with it!  Happy February! 1 Corinthians 13: 3-7 (the Message) If I give …

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Month One is DONE

January 31, 2016 I did it!  I completed my 1st month of 4 words a day!!! 1 – Today is Day One 2 – Thad, Bubby, Zeke and Me 3 – Consistency is the Foundation 4 – Twenty-one Years of Marriage 5 – Determine What is Important 6 – Physically fit or pfft? 7 – …

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Take care of friends

January 29, 2016 Just a quick note to remind you to take care of what is important ….. I’m with a friend at the ER until she gets her room.   I am so grateful for friends and the love that we share!

Stop Wishing. Start doing.

January 27, 2015 No matter what you want in or from your life – at some point action will be required.  I have yet to hear of a single person ever “getting” something they wished or hoped for without ever lifting a finger. Doing can take on many forms: – Change a thought or your words …

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Open yourself to possibility

January 26, 2016 With God, anything is possible.  How open are you to whatever it is that God has for you?  Do you in your mind and in your heart limit God?  Are you willing to consider that you let your hurts from your past limit what you can do in the future?  Do you …

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Focus on these things

January 25, 2016 PHilippians 4:8 popped into my email this morning as the verse of the day.  God’s perfect timing – isn’t it always.  Things can get chaotic.  Life can be challenging.  News can be depressing.  Friends can experience loss.  And God is still good. I am in the final week of some commitments which often …

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Start your day right

 January 23, 2016 The only sure fire way I know to have a rocky day is to get  rough start to my day.  How many times have you heard someone say “I just got up on the wrong side of the bed.” I have a pretty set morning routine … the timing of it may …

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Take care of hearts

 January 22, 2016 I remember dancing around the house to a song – “Taking care of business, working overtime!”  Catchy tune and yes, I am sorry that you may now be singing that all day long! When I started my career, this lyric became my mantra – get it done no matter what!  I was …

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God always knows best

January 21, 2016 Today was a day filled with uncertainty and strange events …. A simple little example – it hailed today in Dallas. There are a lot of cool, fun, challenging, exciting things going on in our world.  There are also a lot of crazy, chaotic, hurtful, things going on in our world.  Today, we …

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