Living Intentionally

Have you ever been singing along to a song you have known for a while and suddenly paid attention to the lyrics? Were you touched by the ...

Have you ever been wounded by someone? Really wounded? To the point where you can’t stop replaying it in your mind, wondering if you’ll e...

My younger son has always been oozing with personality. Even as a wee little one, he displayed unending curiosity and laughter. At age th...

When my son was 4, he examined the broccoli on his plate and announced that he “just couldn’t eat it.” To emphasize his point, he gently ...

A little incentive in life goes a long way. We all need it, especially in the face of adversity. The strongest of souls still need motiva...

Imagine standing in front of a stranger and a personal friend. Who would you ask for an opinion on your new hairstyle or how to handle yo...

This is the pandemic. That is everything else. This came after That. Or maybe That came after This. Nonetheless, That hasn’t left because...

Our lives are on hold. I call it the Painful Pause. We didn’t ask for it, but nonetheless we’re in it. It’s inconceivable that tiny swarm...

My prayer life reached a whole new level recently, by being reduced to one word: Please. I’ve said please before, but not always in the n...

This pandemic has put all of us squarely in the middle of a trial. But what if you already had a few things on your emotional plate? Then...

I didn’t grow up using an iron. Maybe I wore wrinkle free clothing or just didn’t care, but I never operated one until college… the day m...

Waiting is something we are masters at minimizing. There is not much that is not at our fingertips, allowing us to generate, create and a...

I’ve had a friend for a couple of years now. What’s funny is we really don’t know each other. But let me introduce you to him anyway. Dur...

My neighbor still has her Christmas tree up. And you will never guess why! It started producing new buds. In other words, her tree is sti...

I taught my older son to play Gin Rummy at age 6. I love games, but Crazy 8’s and Go Fish were literally pushing me over the mental edge....

What are your expectations for 2020? We all have them. We may verbalize them as “resolutions,” but even if we never tell anyone anything,...

I remember my first prayer. I was in college and had recently become a Christian. I was excited about my new faith and longed to share my...

I didn’t know it was the last one. I had a feeling it would be, but I wasn’t sure until I broached the question with my kids. “Are we dre...

When was the last time you called into a radio station to win something? I am betting, like me, you were a kid. All hopeful, optimistic ...

A family of three boarded a hotel shuttle, bound for the airport and a flight to Africa. Six suitcases accompanied them. Another couple ...