A few weeks ago, I heard New York Times bestselling author Jon Acuff on Bob Goff’s Dream Big podcast. He talked about a prayer that evangelist Billy Graham used to pray every day. Here’s the prayer: “Lord, I will go wherever you want me to go and do whatever you want me to do.” When I heard…
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Anniversaries and Applause
The other day I attended a 50th wedding anniversary celebration for our friends, Marty and Alicia. Wow, 50 years! That is a long time to wake up next to the same person every day. Actually, for a long time, Marty got up for work in the wee hours of the morning so there probably hasn’t…
The Traveler’s Gift is the Perfect Gift
Fifty-one times! That’s how many times Andy Andrews’ Book, The Traveler’s Gift, was rejected before it finally was published by Thomas Nelson Books. O.K, first off, I didn’t even know there were 51 publishers in the United States and secondly, I have to give some serious kudos to Andy Andrews for being so persistent. I…
This Christmas – Focus on the Food
Last month I was honored to be the speaker at a holiday dinner. In preparing for my time with the women I started thinking about my childhood Christmases and our family traditions. I recalled the Advent Calendar (complete with gifts) that my grandma would send; decorating the tree; the way my brothers and I would…
The Organized Person Inside of Me
I have always felt that there is a very organized person inside of me just dying to get out. When I have the time I love to set up multi-colored file folders in which to store all of my important papers. Nothing like having a place for everything; and it’s a double blessing if everything…