Sep 11, 2023 | blog
“I just wanted someone to hug me.” This was the comment I had from an actress I was interviewing on a Zoom webinar as the pandemic was coming to an end. We had been discussing why relationships matter and why Influence Women is essential. She was single and, during...
Aug 14, 2023 | blog
I love summer, but not so much when it gets outrageously hot. It can make me a bit grumpy, discouraged, and depressed. I liken it to winter in August. It’s cave time. I have to stay inside the air conditioning, hide, and try not to let my emotions and thoughts get to...
Jul 7, 2023 | blog
“Busy” doesn’t mean “productive.” In our desire to get more, be more, and do more, are we becoming the walking dead? Are we seeing life as meaningless and irrelevant? Each day becomes a blur as we wake up worn out and trying to pack something more into our already...
Jun 12, 2023 | blog
Our culture is volatile. Just observe what often happens when a car accident occurs. In our present era of social media and its ability to take an unintended or accidental incident and have it “go viral” happens easily. Out come the cell phones. With social media,...
May 8, 2023 | blog
Recently at a Museum of The Bible event in Washington, D.C., I was invited to participate in a painting class. When I first saw the class being offered on the schedule, I was a bit hesitant, if not intimidated. I hadn’t painted anything since the 3rdgrade. I...
Apr 3, 2023 | blog
In this season of Lent (giving something up to remember the suffering and sacrifice of Jesus) and as Easter approaches the celebration of our salvation through the death and resurrection of Jesus, I found myself reflecting on specific people who could help me remember...