I’ve been told to stand up straight and stop slumping. I’ve also been told to sit up straight. As I get older, I wish I had listened to that advice because good posture requires a conscious choice and then it can become a habit. I’ve noticed when I sit at my desk, that I scoot…
I love celebrations. I love the optimism and excitement when there is good news about a special event or a special victory. There is an energy at a celebration that just pulls me into it. I can only imagine some of the victory celebrations that I’ve witnessed via television – like a World Series victory…
These two words don’t require a lot of explanation. They do need to be understood in the context of their use. Light has multiple uses. It can be broad and splashy, displayed for thousands to enjoy at one time. The Christmas season is upon us and lights will be everywhere drawing attention to The Light…
I enjoy the early morning. It’s not always easy to get out of bed, but there is something exciting and expectant about a new day. The possibilities are endless. Today could go millions of different ways. I am still learning to trust the ONLY One Who knows what this day actually holds. He is never…
I grew up listening to music. There has been music in my family for as long as I can remember. My grandmother (Essie Hicks) used to entertain the fellow residents of the nursing home where she spent the last few years of her life. She would play and sing “Wildwood Flower”, “Wabash Cannonball”, “Red Wing”…
I must admit that there have been many times when I’m disheartened or discouraged. I feel like I was shaken to my core when bad things happened and there were circumstances beyond my control that brought fear and doubt. I found it hard to pray. I found it hard to talk to God, except to…
I learned a new word this morning. I thought I had found a typo in the Bible. I had to look it up on dictionary.com. This word means: “extending back beyond memory, record or knowledge”. The Psalmist uses this word to describe the Lord’s Presence and Power in the world. For as far back as…
This is a word that means “exuberant physical strength or mental vigor; capacity for survival or for the continuation of a meaningful or purposeful existence; power to live and grow”. My annual celebration of my birth is now just days away and these celebrations seem to come faster and faster the older I get. I…
Please note that I am thankful for this country that I live in – I was born and raised here. My heart swells with gratitude when I pause to think of the people who’ve gone before me and defended the values of freedom and our way of life. Some have given all they had to…
I grew up learning to say my prayers at bedtime and at meal time. I had these little rehearsed prayers that I recited at the appropriate times. When I grew up and begin to “grow out” of those rehearsed prayers, I began to realize the place that prayer had in my life. I wasn’t just…