True Influence and A Repentant Heart

True Influence and A Repentant Heart

I woke up depressed and in a tizzy! I had remembered my dream. For me, this was quite unusual. My husband almost daily tells me of his dreams, and I am never able to recall mine. But this morning was different. It was a dream about being in the position of economic...
#NoFear: The Addition

#NoFear: The Addition

Are you getting high on fear? According to sociologist, Margie Kerr, in a CBS Sunday Morning television news story, people do. They actually crave and thrive on being afraid. It’s one of the top reasons why Halloween is so popular and why we like scary movies,...
Give Until It Hurts: A Lesson from Mother Theresa

Give Until It Hurts: A Lesson from Mother Theresa

One of the most powerful talks I have ever read was that of Mother Theresa’s comments at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C in 1994 before her life passed to glory in 1997 as reported by Peggy Noonan. Mother Theresa spoke on many things that day and many...
Being a Friend in a Culture of Distrust

Being a Friend in a Culture of Distrust

Never in history has the concept of “trust” been so undermined. The connectivity of the internet delivers information so fast that it overwhelms us until we don’t know what or who to trust.  Statistics show that isolation is growing and causing depression rates...
Motherhood: A Glorious Life Force Of Imperfection

Motherhood: A Glorious Life Force Of Imperfection

Gilda Radner died tragically early in life. Although she greatly desired to have children, she never was able to but said this about being a mother, “Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It’s a glorious life force. It’s huge and scary –it’s an act of...