Category: Encouragement

“All I Want for Christmas”

2020-12-18 19:59:10 What are the most asked for gifts this holiday season? According to Oprah’s Favorite Things list, USA Today, an analysis of social media

This is 94!

2020-11-20 23:59:27 Today is my Mom’s 94th birthday! She does not like any attention or fuss made about her day, but 94 is a big

I HAVE NOT…BUT, I HAVE…

2020-11-26 18:52:00 I HAVE NOT lived life in normal ways in 2020, but I HAVE lived abundantly in 2020. I HAVE NOT entertained friends inside

Living up to a Name

2020-09-07 15:52:37 People don’t always live up to their names. Neither do hurricanes. Take Irene. Irene means “peaceful” and hurricane Irene was anything but peaceful.

My Most Favorite Mom

2020-08-03 19:16:16 I have never been very good at answering questions like: What is your favorite (book, movie, color, food, bible verse)? What do you

Do NOT Go Beyond the Shoe

2020-07-20 20:08:46 While quarantining these past several months, I have taken some art history lessons online. Notice I did not say art lessons as my

Bottled and Booked Tears

2020-08-03 19:11:09 Not everyone is a “crier”. Some people rarely cry, others “cry at the drop of a hat”, which means they do it immediately

Most Used Word(s) in 2020

2020-09-13 18:26:42 Have you found yourself using certain words and phrases during these trying times of 2020? Have you said, “unprecedented”, “I’ve been 2020ed”, “social

Most Used Words in 2020

2020-09-13 18:25:07 Have you found yourself using certain words and phrases during these trying times of 2020? Have you said, “unprecedented”, “I’ve been 2020ed”, “social

The Day Santa Hit My Car

2020-11-04 22:22:50 A year ago, on November 4, 2019, I had a hair appointment at my niece’s salon, “DO or DYE”. A few things happened

Happy 95th Birthday, Dad!

2020-05-24 05:17:21 Five years ago today, on Sunday, May 24, 2015, my Dad celebrated his 90th birthday! Now today, Sunday, May 24, 2020, my Dad

The Perfect Father

2020-06-21 17:38:47 I have gotten a lot of mileage out of this card which I first gave to my dad on Father’s Day, 2015. It