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Guest blog: Girls on the run- the girl inside all of us.
It’s an honor and a priviledge to have my friend Suzie Menard write today’s blog post. Suzie is an active civic volunteer and also has a passion in her heart for helping young girls grow into confident women. Interested in getting involved? Indicate in your reply and we’ll get you the information you need. Thanks ...
Lenten Photo Challenge: Room with a View
“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” Leonardo da Vinci I’ve spent the entire evening in my office preparing for a training session I’m presenting tomorrow afternoon. If I worked anywhere else, I ...
Lenten Photo Challenge: “All it takes is all you got.”
“All it takes is all you got.” Marc Davis This morning was an Achieve Fitness morning. Trainer Rick was putting us through another series of new drill sequences. Some days I feel strong… audacious almost. Today, not so much. But I gave all that was in me. And today, that was enough. For all of ...
Cards, Flowers, and Peach Pits: Not Your Typical Valentine Message
My husband and I are a bit competitive when it comes to exchanging cards. Each thinks they give the best cards so every Valentine’s Day we engage in a little friendly competitive banter about who wins. His are always more expensive. I know!! Shocking that a woman wouldn’t pick out the pricey one, huh? I ...
Lenten Photo Challenge: Unexpected Gifts
Last fall I took on a 30 Day Photo Challenge which inspired me to look for the extraordinary in my ordinary life. With the Lenten season officially upon us, I am beginning again. One photo a day during Lent. The task at hand? To be more mindful of those unexpected gifts we receive every day ...
The book(s) that most influenced my life
Months ago I was fortunate to be included in an article written by Christine Miller Ford for a Spirit of Jefferson publication. To check them out, go to www.spiritofjefferson.com The question she posed to several local authors was “what book has most influenced your life and why?” It was not a question I had ever ...
Epiphany: God Doesn’t Give Gift Certificates!
It’s been two days since I heard Pastor Susan’s Epiphany message on Sunday morning and I’m still reflecting on it. That’s always the sign of a good sermon, don’t you agree? Not once did I notice the rumbling in my stomach reminding me I didn’t eat breakfast. Not once did my easily distracted personality notice ...
Letter Writing: My New 30 Day Challenge
“A good handwritten letter is a creative act, and not just because it is a visual and tactile pleasure. It is a deliberate act of exposure, a form of vulnerability, because handwriting opens a window on the soul in a way that cyber communication can never do. You savor their arrival and later take care ...
My New Year’s Resolutions
“My business is not to remake myself - But make the absolute best of what God made.” Robert Browning Happy New Year! In an enthusiastic, first day of the year attempt to not “remake myself”, I present my 2013 New Year’s Resolutions. Feel free to share yours so we can support each other. 1. I ...
“The box” – My New Year’s Tradition
Although I consider myself an extrovert, I love spending New Year’s quietly at home. Dan and I are having steak and scallops for dinner. Before watching the ball drop in Times Square with Ryan Seacrest, I will go through my “2012 memory box.” It is a tradition I started many years ago as a way ...
