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My dad loved meetings. And that was a good thing because he needed to attend a lot of them. After retiring from his job as a radio station sales manager, he ran for city council and won. In the city he lived in, it wasn’t…
I started a new habit this week: brushing my teeth while standing on one leg. It looks silly, but the idea is to improve my balance. I heard about this practice from the book Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives, by…
Are you sitting in one of life’s waiting rooms? Waiting for Mr. Right? For a child? For a new job? I’ve been there too. And I have to admit, I didn’t wait well. I complained. I griped. I made sure God knew that I didn’t…
Easter is almost here. But before we get to the joyful celebration of Resurrection Sunday, we need to go through the darkness of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. One of my favorite passages in the Bible tells us what Jesus talked about to His disciples…
“What did you do today?” It’s an innocent question. One I usually like to answer. One I often use to get a conversation going. It’s even a question I often ask myself. I’m a doer. You too? We doers like to accomplish things. We make…
I woke too early. My body was still tired, but my internal clock was still on Central Time even though I was in Hawaii. We had arrived the night before, tired from travel, and flopped into bed. But now I was wide awake. I made…
My husband and I heard of an opportunity to take a fabulous vacation. The place sounded fascinating. We had never been there before. But we said no. Why? Because it wasn’t China. When we heard of the opportunity, we both looked at each other and…
Years ago a friend came to our house broken and discouraged. His heart was more than bruised. It had been stomped on, kicked in, and used as a punching bag. His wife had just asked for a divorce. My husband is a pastor and this…
When my husband is driving, I sometimes often need to resist the urge to give directions. You see, I want to say things like: You’ll want to turn left here. It’s better if you avoid that road. You’re going that way? And it’s all because…