Hello, December! Tis the season for the hustle and bustle of gift giving and getting. But the best gift is given from the heart. Consider volunteering or giving to worthy charities instead of purchasing that impulse buy you’re thinking of gifting to yourself. Or ask your friends and family to donate in lieu of buying… Continue reading The Best Gifts are Given from the Heart
Category: Inspiration and Motivation
Inspiration is everywhere, if you look. This is a selection of people, places, events, art, and music that motivate and inspire me. I hope you’ll feel the same.
Stand Up for Affordable Insulin
It’s the last week of November and I can’t let the month pass without talking about diabetes. I have a personal relationship with the devastation that diabetes can bring to a person and a family. The disease is terrible. Its toll on the body is all encompassing and can be life-limiting. We have no cure.… Continue reading Stand Up for Affordable Insulin
8 Inspirational Quotes About Patience
We aren’t born patient. In fact, patience doesn’t come easily to most of us. Is that a fluke, a flaw in God’s plan? Or is it part of the design? Perhaps, that’s the point. What if it’s not perfect patience one must acquire? Practicing patience might be all we need to do. Maybe, like me,… Continue reading 8 Inspirational Quotes About Patience
Muster Up an Extra Serving of Patience
It’s Thanksgiving week here in the USA. The grocery lines are long, the airport lines are longer, the weather or your favorite football team isn’t holding up their part of the festivities, and your aunt/uncle/brother/father-in-law is at it again. Thanksgiving is a holiday to pause and count our blessing yet with all the rush and… Continue reading Muster Up an Extra Serving of Patience
Inspiration from Fire and Brimstone and Redemption.
I come from a family with deep roots in conservative religion and found inspiration from fire and brimstone and redemption. Where did I find that inspiration? American Christianity has a history of periodic revivals of conservative religious fervor called the Great Awakening. During each of these periods of Awakening, there were widespread revivals led by… Continue reading Inspiration from Fire and Brimstone and Redemption.