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When we are children, we believe in things with our whole hearts. We believe in the tooth fairy slipping into our rooms while we sleep, in the Easter Bunny hiding bright eggs in the grass, in Santa Claus crossing the night sky with a sleigh full of miracles. We believe in Bigfoot somewhere beyond the…
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Today’s prompt sent me on a trip down memory lane. It made me think deeply about the books I have read, the films I have watched, the recordings I have heard, and the newspaper stories that have stayed with me long after I first encountered them. It made me ask myself: what changed me? What…
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If you could change the ending of any book, which one would it be? Okay, I’m southern… as a girl I watched Gone With the Wind, and read the book. I was mesmerized by the glimpse into the past, the Civil War. I grew up near Atlanta, and the story was for a young girl,…
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When people ask about the languages I speak, the answer is not as simple as naming a country or pointing to a flag. I grew up taking Spanish in the fifth grade while attending Catholic school, but I never truly learned to speak it with confidence or ability. I can still count to ten, and…
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I am an old Boomer baby now, with 70 creeping up on me, and I have lived long enough to see both the best of times and the worst of times. Looking back, I can honestly say I am grateful and thankful for them all. Every season taught me something. Every hardship carved out a…
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This morning, as I read today’s prompt about the secret to being successful in life, Faith Hill’s song The Secret of Life came to mind. That song has a way of pointing us back to the simple things, the everyday moments that often hold more meaning than we realize. I believe success is measured differently…
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We are often asked what we would do over if we could, or what we would avoid if we had known how it would end. Today’s prompt was about the movies, books, and TV shows I would love to experience again for the first time. I sat with that question for a bit, and honestly,…
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Rambling on about learning about happiness as I grow… One of the biggest misconceptions people have about happiness is that it is something someone else can give to us—or take away from us. We often believe that if people treated us better, loved us deeper, understood us more, or showed up the way we hoped…
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If you could instantly master any skill, what would it be and why? I’m an extroverted introvert of sorts. A people person, who has a quick wit, a desire to make people laugh, feel happy. While my tastes in comedy have changed through the years, the bottom line is, I love to make people feel…
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This year has grown me in ways I did not fully expect. Not all at once, and not always easily, but little by little, God has been opening my eyes. I have learned to see reality more clearly, to understand that my place in this world is truly mine, and to trust that God has…
