I am starting a new series of posts called The Beauty of the Human Spirit. Its creation is inspired by two things. These words which I don’t know if I wrote or found. “When we share the beauty of the human spirit, we plant a garden of hope within every life we touch.” My profound […]
As I sit at my computer in the hours before dawn, I am thinking of you and of me. The first words that pop into my mind are from a piece from PETER PAN, a book by J. M. Barrie. In the segment, a mom is reading to her two young children. Tinker Bell, the […]
How do you mend a broken heart? That is a question that has echoed through time since humans first existed on this earth. I’m guessing that both Eve and Adam had broken hearts after they took a bite of the apple and found what that cost them. None of us ever think of a broken […]
We live in a world filled with grieving people. Their hearts are breaking as they seek to be seen by another person before disappearing entirely, before becoming ghosts due to lack of meaningful human contact. Eye contact, a smile, a gentle hello could save them. Yet so many people are chained to the screens […]
“I’m only passing through on my way home. Heaven is the place where I belong. More than an idea or just a dream, the land beyond the stars is calling me. When my savior calls, I will go.” I absolutely believe these words written by Jim and Melissa Brady. We were created to spend eternity […]
I’ve lived a life of contrasts. Twice I have risen like the mythical Phoenix from the ashes of the complete and utter destruction of my life as I knew it. Once I had a trusted colleague ask me, “Do you know how intimidating you are?” In utter shock, I answered, “No. What in the world […]
Her body is battered and broken by the cruelty of the owners of the puppy mill who chose to brutalize her for profit. When she suffered an injury from continuous breeding and birthing litters of puppies, she could no longer produce income. So, they threw her into a dark room to die in her own […]
The Infinite Nature of Love When I consider the infinite nature of love, I always think of my mom, a window, and a clothesline. Those three things became a portal to a world of wonder, joy, and an understanding of the miraculous blessings of hearts open to loving all things great and small. As I’m […]
HOW CAN I HELP? This question contains only four tiny words but has the power to change my life, your life, and the world. Who would we be if we offered the best parts of ourselves rather than the suspicious, fearful, and often angry parts? Covid and its demands to isolate, to fear, and […]
At 5:17 AM on Friday, January 2, 2023, I heard God talk to me…and it was loud, and it was strong. His words exploded into my soul with a wonder and a light that filled it to bursting. IT BROUGHT ME HOME to the realization that I could fulfill God’s plan for me in this […]