Is it more challenging to be honest with other people or to be honest with yourself?   To be honest with other people about difficult things is challenging but there is a degree of understanding that it is best and the responsible relational rule to follow.  So many of us have seen the effects of dishonesty … Continue reading Being Honest

Sorry I've not posted for a couple of days.  It has been crazy, whacked out busy but good and rich in blessings. Tuesday blessings:  Experiencing true undeserved grace from a friend and being reminded of the undeserved grace I receive endlessly from God.  A soul friend who is available to listen and receive me whenever … Continue reading Blessing Booyah!

It had been way too long since I walked barefoot in the rain.  But I took care of that today.  I went downtown for lunch with a co-worker and as we walked back to the church, the rain poured.  We had umbrellas but it didn't help much.  So at Central Bank, I stopped, took off … Continue reading Get Your Feet Wet

Tonight at Chi Alpha (our youth worship) I challenged the crew to be looking for "unexpected blessings".  (yes - my youth must suffer through whatever my current passion or interest is. I think they are really grateful that my polka fetish has phased out.)  Anyway - I gave them two homework assignments.  One is to … Continue reading Dead bird blessings

What a great Saturday from start to finish.  First fever - Spring FEVER!  This afternoon I threw open all the windows and doors and did major spring cleaning (thanks for the motivation, Cari and Mike).  My house looks and smells CLEAN and springy.  Yep - I said "springy".  Spring cleaning is a great feeling once … Continue reading Fever Day

Go back and read my "Five Years from Now" post from Wednesday before reading this.  I came across this quote from Mike Yaconelli (big youth ministry guru who died a couple of years ago.)  Thought it was a helpful tag to my thoughts re: the journey and the destination of which I posted about in … Continue reading Addition to "Five Years From Now" Post

Happy Birthday to our Common Ground buddy, Alan!  Just to tell you how much CG rocks - they surprised Alan last night with a birthday celebration at Applebees!  I mean, a true surprise, indeed.   Aren't CG friends cool? 🙂 So - here is a shout out to Alan! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!  Unexpected blessing of the day:  … Continue reading Happy Birthday!

Just got home from our volleyball game.  Much fun.  We dominate on the court.  Okay - not really.  We did manage to win all the games, however, they were all pretty much close.  So, I can't really get away with claiming domination.  I can claim great fellowship because that was definitely true.  I took one … Continue reading Take One for the Team

I had lunch with a friend today and she posed the question "where do you see yourself in five years?".   Nonwithstanding circumstances beyond my control and the God-directing factor, it is an interesting question to chew on.  Where am I headed and am I doing anything intentional about getting there? Or am I living in … Continue reading Five Years from Now

Uexpected blessings rock my world.  On the one count, blessings rock on their own. That's why they are blessings, right? But add the unexpected adjective to the mix and you just "up" the WOW value.  As a person who has had a natural inclination for control and expectation throughout most of my life, I am … Continue reading Unexpected blessings