Category: Reflections

Last September, I reflected on the words we say to others: do the words we speak out loud foster life or cause death? Today, I reflect on the words we say to ourselves. Like...

Can you remember the last time you did something that you enjoyed doing as a child? As a child, I enjoyed bike riding. I would ride all over town on my bike. The other...

I’ve been thinking lately a lot about the words we say. It seems everyone has an opinion about something and willing to share it in a not-so-nice way. God created each of us uniquely....

Last November I posted about regrets, how they can haunt us. This week, I find myself not being haunted by regrets but rather by experiencing new regret. Losing someone Wednesday I received a text...

We need balance in all areas of our lives. Without balance, our bodies would literally fall over. Do you believe you live a well-balanced life? Goal focused I can honestly say leading a well-balanced...

Something about entering a new year brings people the hope of renewal. I think most of us see the new year as a time to reset. We have the opportunity to be and do...

In the midst of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving Day a national holiday. He felt Thanksgiving Day could help heal wounds incurred by the Civil War. Although Thanksgiving Day became a national...

Webster defines regret as “sorrow aroused by circumstances beyond one’s control or power to repair”. I found Webster’s definition limiting. Regret can result from circumstances we cannot control. But I find myself carrying regret...

Do you tend to look at life from a glass half full or a glass half empty perspective? What about people, how do you tend to view them? From what lens do you view...

As I sit here at a friend’s beach house, I look at the waves rolling on to shore. Quiet surrounds me as everyone sleeps. I think of stillness, which has been lacking from my...