Into the Sunlight…
Years ago while visiting family in Arkansas, I got the opportunity to go explore a cave. Not the kind you pay to get a tour of, but a cave that was hidden on the property they lived on. I remember walking in and being in total awe of everything around me. You had to watch […]
The revolution…
As I stood in the boarding area waiting for a seating assignment for my flight home early yesterday, I kept noticing this somewhat disheveled, casually dressed man. When our eyes would meet, I would look away quickly because, honestly, I was intrigued by him but didn’t want him to think I was staring. It was […]
A Tribute to My Mom
It Mother’s Day which is a good time to reflect on how amazing our moms really are. There are all kinds of mom and all kinds of tributes listing the sacrifices moms make for their children, so I am not going to repeat them for you here. Rather, I want to take a few minutes to […]
Making a Difference
I’ve been a blood donor for many years, some years more consistently than others. A couple of weeks ago when I went in, I received my pin for having donated 7 Gallons. I guess I hadn’t ever thought about how much blood I’ve given before; I go when the church has a drive and my […]
He is Risen!
“He is Risen Indeed!” “Alleluia!” I have to admit the first several times I participated in this exchange in my then-new church, I was a little uncomfortable. I was in my early twenties and we had never shared such an exchange in the church I grew up in. Now, thirty years later, the exchange brings […]
Holy Week…
It is my favorite week of the year. As the years go by, I amincreasingly curious about how those last days played out for Jesus and humbled by what it means to me personally. Accurate or not, I have a strong visual in my mind about how it all might have been due to an […]
Silence…
I began my TrulyLive.Us website and subsequently this blog with the intention to write about things that make us passionate about life or help us to live intentionally. For some reason, I have really struggled to come up with a topic to share this week; hence the silence. Every thought that came to me either […]
It’s a Choice
If you have been following my journey, you know that I have stepped out of my comfort zone several times in the last few months. I made the decision to follow where God leads me, taking it one day at a time, and not worry where things end up. Well, not much anyway. When I […]
Girls on the Run…
This week I started another new adventure. I joined several other volunteers in a 10-week program coaching 8 to 13-year-old girls with the goal of “creating cultural transformation where all girls recognize their individual power and are able to reach their highest potential.” Although on the surface the purpose is for the girls to run a […]
Turn off the Autopilot…
Do you ever find it interesting how you can get through the day and not even remember what you did that day? I certainly do. There are things that are a part of our daily routine that we can do mindlessly. We do them out of habit and can run for hours or even days […]