Tag Archives: joy

self-care

Take Care

Are you taking care? Take care. An expression I am certain you have heard or used before. There are many ways to “take care”. Self-care is one approach for each of us to take care.  Are you taking care of yourself? Loving yourself means that you recognize your needs and honor them. What does it […]

RatRace

What’s your motivation?

What are you looking forward to today? Is it a well-planned, earned vacation? Maybe a new car that you have ordered with all of its bells and whistles customized for you? Possibly that highly coveted dream home you have imagined? Perhaps the anticipation of an upcoming event this summer propels you from one day to […]

got milk

Got Joy?

That advertising campaign was developed for the California Milk Processing Board began in October of 1993 and is still popular today. Early ads featured someone with a mouth stuffed with sticky foods or a mound of cookies then the logo and the question would be posed.  We all got the message that if we were […]

Mother's Day

A real M O T H E R…

What does it mean to be a real mother? No matter what your gender, you have probably been called a real mother before. Interesting how terms of endearment are often tainted to mean something foul and disgusting. As moms all over the world since the beginning of time, have carried babies in their bellies, I […]

Honesty

What is the BEST policy?

Over the past several weeks I have been examining the concept of honesty. About a month ago I served as a juror on a criminal case in a city near my home. Until this case I don’t think I have every heard so many blatant lies in an eight day period. While under oath (sworn […]

Spring has sprung

Spring has sprung!

As we move into the second quarter of 2013 how do you look? When you view your character in the mirror what do you see? Those negative behaviors that you planned to leave behind in the past, are they still with you? Those new habits that you wanted to begin, are they part of your […]

The Greatest Love Story Ever Told

THE Greatest Love Story Ever Told

We are now in that window of time where many are thinking about colored eggs, bunnies and flamboyant bonnets. What is on the menu has created dwindling store shelves in the supermarket and some left work early on Friday afternoon. There are several programs related to the Biblical account of Jesus Christ, either in production […]

Praising God

A DOER

Praises Go UP!! Hallelujah! These past few weeks have been packed with challenges for me. When I wrote about patience or faith a couple of weeks ago they both looked very much alike to me. My last blog about my zip line experience was a reminder of how much in a panic we can be […]

precipice

Are you ready to take a step?

Have you ever thought, how long must I wait? Have you asked, when will this situation change? I am in a season of developing more patience right now. I am learning more about trusting and relying on God. Not the kind of patience where you can see the item cooking in the microwave oven, you […]

Martin and Rosa

It’s February Let’s Celebrate!

This month is one with time set aside to honor presidents, African Americans and LOVE. There appears to be no controversy over acknowledging former Presidents Abraham Lincoln and George Washington – although one day is set aside to honor them both. Perhaps there would be far to many sales advertisements if the celebrations remained separate. […]