“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, she became a butterfly.” ~Barbara Haines Howett Late February drags under the best circumstances, even though it's the shortest month. This time of year is hard. And, I stink at waiting. Waiting in line, waiting at stop lights, waiting for spring. Not my bailiwick. I'm especially bad at waiting for answers, waiting for progress. I admit it, I'm...
“We are perishing for want of wonder, not for want of wonders.”~ GK Chesterton Sure. Join the crowd. Give me a bad time about the huge number of unread emails on my iPhone. My family does. But I get so much good stuff! What if the next life-changing idea came from one of them? What would happen if I delete one that turns out to be...
"We humans have two great problems: the first is knowing when to begin; the second is knowing when to stop."~Paulo Coelho If I was a car part, without a doubt I'd be a battery. What would you be? Steering wheel? Brakes? Good! We need 'em! I've often use a car as an analogy for a team when I'm speaking. A car needs several key parts and...
“Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Did you know if it had been a normal road trip, the Israelites could have made it from the foot of Mt. Sinai to the edge of Canaan, the promised land, in two weeks or less? Isn't that amazing? If they had been less stubborn or better listeners, it...
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” ~Viktor Frankl It probably comes as no surprise but often, I write to comfort myself or to explore my own feelings and this becomes my journal. When I’m wrestling with something especially challenging, writing is my way of thinking things through. I dump out all my thoughts and go searching like a...
“Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it”~Confucious Our home is in the Midwest. The wide Platte River braids its way placidly through this part of the country. The river itself is fascinating and unique. There is only one other like it on the entire planet. Countless wagons full of wide-eyed pioneers journeyed across these open plains as our nation expanded westward. They knew this...
“To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability.”~ Matthew 25:15 Life’s become a spectator sport. We’ve become wired for wow. We spend hours glued to the screen watching other people do all sorts of amazing stuff. For instance, my mom absolutely loves Dancing With the Stars. And, I have a good friend who’d never miss an...
“Smile. Your eyes sparkle when you do.”~Coco J. Ginger I'm completely smitten by babies. Always was, still am. As a new mom, I rocked my newborns for hours, staring at their tiny faces as intently as a sailor watches the sky. I searched longingly for that first tiny smile, like the ones that flicker by as infants sleep. An old woman once told me a baby...
“Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air.”~Ralph Waldo Emerson A very long time ago on a summer morning at the crack of dawn, I mounted my old blue Schwinn bike looking for adventure. I must have looked like a street urchin. I never stopped to brush my hair or give a thought to what clothes I threw on. Mostly I favored crop...
"Let the little things amaze you. That's how you'll remember life is a miracle" Alexandra Wolf My husband is German on both sides of the family. Farm born and bred, he's never met a potato he didn't like. We've been married close to 50 years. Wow! (Yes, I was twelve.) And, I'm absolutely certain I've peeled truckloads of spuds in the course of holy matrimony. In fact, I...