Hmmm… that doesn’t even sound right. Home, Sweet Home sounds so much better. A house is just a building, it sounds big and cold. A home on the other hand, is a place – a place that regardless of the size is warm, inviting and inclusive.
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God can’t use me
“God can’t use me.” I have thought that, believed that and have spoken that many times in my life. Usually it’s after I do something bad. Even if what I did wasn’t terribly bad, it wasn’t good. Continue reading
Family Ties…
I recently made my third trip to Florida this year. I don’t necessarily count trips to Florida as travels since I was born and raised there, but these trips and the nature of this post is different. The first trip was to see our grandmother, Mima, who had suffered a stroke. Continue reading
An unexpected move…
So many unexpected moves have occurred in my life… I could go really deep with that thought. But not today… Continue reading
Nope, I’m not The One.
Right or wrong, we all have our beliefs. I happen to believe in a God who empowers and enables us to do great things. Great things come about in many ways… Continue reading
The vicious cycle of human exchange
Tonight I came home as the sun was setting. I pulled up a chair to sit and watch it… had to make sure everything went down ok… and guess what, the sun set just fine! As I sat and watched the beauty of the changing colors, my mind began to wander… Continue reading
The search is over…
I have learned to love those moments when you walk into a room full of people, make eye contact with one person and the room changes. There’s a familiarity in their eyes that eases your spirit. Up until that moment, you were complete strangers, then something magical happens and your mood brightens up almost instantly. Continue reading
beautifully crooked
I have always been a perfectionist, my worst critic. Just today, our team was working on a shared spreadsheet, there was a column with a mixture of upper and lowercase Ys. I couldn’t resist and had to make all of them uppercase. It had to look clean and consistent! Continue reading
Change is scary…
Several years ago, I was working as an executive administrative assistant at an amazing non-profit organization. Continue reading