A few years ago when I was in the Philippines, I marveled that they had Christmas ornaments and trees already in the stores in August. Have you started thinking about what to buy for your loved ones this Christmas? Trust me; the retailers have given it lots of...
I am a bit of a tree lover.Trees always capture my attention. As I have traveled the world, I have been privileged to see some of the biggest and oldest ones on the earth. The giant Sequoia trees in northern California always amaze me. As a kid on a family vacation,...
My three-year-old grandson has a mind of his own (as do all 3-year olds.) So, we play games. When I want him to eat, I tell him “don’t eat that!” When I want him to hurry up, I tell him “don’t run!” Today we don’t want to be told what to think or do either. Sometimes...
Whitney Houston had a hit song in 1985 called, “How Will I Know?” Here’s some of the lyrics:How will I know if he really loves me? I say a prayer with every heartbeat I fall in love whenever we meet I’m asking you what you know about these things How will...
Once upon a time…. let me tell you a story… these are opening lines that grab our attention. Why? Because we connect to stories. Yet, with all the love we have for them, somehow we don’t value our own and most of us don’t bother to write our story down. I remember...
Kathleen Cooke is a media executive, Hollywood Screen Actor’s Guild actor, speaker, writer, and a founding partner and Vice President of Cooke Pictures, a media production company based in Burbank, California. She also co-founded the nonprofit organization The Influence Lab where she leads and mentors Christian professionals in the entertainment industry. READ MORE