Tag Archives: #life

You are Always on My Mind

I don’t consider myself a worrywart. My heart and mind don’t do well in that space. I’ve lived long enough to know that most of the things I worry about never manifest anyway. The truth is things do have a way of working out. As a person of faith, I stay in peace by havingContinue reading “You are Always on My Mind”

Made For This

As a teenager leaving high school, I was blank. I had no idea what I wanted to do. My pastor suggested that I tried teaching. That was never on my vision board and I thought it funny. I then reasoned with myself; I had nothing to lose by giving it a shot. I would leaveContinue reading “Made For This”

Coming Up Empty

It’s mid-week and mid-year. I sense mental fatigue and it’s time to rest, replenish, and restore. These are the moments when writing can become difficult. We reach deep, come up empty and flirt with the temptation to quit. Life’s like that. When we come face to face with our limitations, fighting is sometimes the lastContinue reading “Coming Up Empty”

When I Forget

Here in our sphere of the universe it’s the beginning of a new week. Sometimes I wonder what God ‘sees’. I call it a new week – He calls it ‘what’? I don’t know. The more I know, the more I realize I don’t know. A friend of mine sent me this picture she capturedContinue reading “When I Forget”

I Hate Them Two

I find I have little time to waste. Some days I teach for 9 hours between two campuses. However, there are those in-between moments—the ones I waste worrying over things I can’t change. People I can’t change. I hate when I waste my time, emotional and mental energy investing in people and things that reallyContinue reading “I Hate Them Two”

You Had Me at Hello

Well, let’s be honest –I don’t remember if he ever said “hello”! This was many decades ago. I have written about him twice on my blog. I attached those links below. Why are there still lingering memories of the music he played on the strings of my heart? We’ve moved on a long time ago.Continue reading “You Had Me at Hello”

Graced

I think one of my favorite things about myself is that I’m graced with the ability to make the best out of the worst situations. The ‘lemon to lemonade’ saga. That’s me on so many levels. Last Christmas, someone gave me a bottle of coquito [ kind of Latin American eggnog] laced with strong alcohol.Continue reading “Graced”

I love Him in His Imperfection

Father’s Day arouses a whole range of emotions in many people. From feelings of delight, awe, respect and admiration to total disdain. For some it’s a love-hate reality; one that can be confusing at times. When I look at my own relationship with my father, it was puzzling at times. I love the man, butContinue reading “I love Him in His Imperfection”

Too Young for Love

This morning I found an old diary with entries made in the 1980s. As a young teenager I walked through a plethora of emotions on any given day. They were real and they mattered. Those were some unbelievably tumultuous seasons. My need to journal started back then. This was my way of unburdening my heartContinue reading “Too Young for Love”

Choose Well

Something I read today hit me in a real place. Primarily because I have had my fair share of poor choices and have had to deal with the consequences. The writer commented,” Real freedom isn’t about having the liberty to gratify your every appetite; it’s about refusing to become a slave to unhealthy desires” [TheContinue reading “Choose Well”