When No is Your Best Yes

If you’re like me, you find it hard to say no when someone asks for help.  So you bump that appointment with yourself to go for a long walk and answer the plea for help instead. Or you are so honored when someone asks you to join a service club or serve on a board that […]

The Cat’s in the Cradle

The first time I heard Cat’s in the Cradle after Harry Chapin released it back in 1974, I instantly fell in love with it. The words haunted me with a sadness I couldn’t shake. It reminds me of the relationships we don’t take the time to nurture in our lives and I don’t remember ever being able […]

Fulfilling Your Purpose

Stop for just a moment and think about the big moments in your life.  The day you got married, your children were born, you received your diploma, or you reached a life-changing goal.  Some, like these, where mountain top experiences,   But for most of us, others fill us with shame to even remember, don’t they?  Think about how God […]

Focusing on The Clouds

Do you ever take the time to just watch the clouds float by?  As a kid, I used to love to imagine God and the angels just above our line of vision and wonder what it would be like to be there with them.  Unfortunately, I haven’t taken the time to do that for years; […]

Letting Go of Control; The Art of Surrender

When is enough, enough?  We all have a tendency to get caught up in wanting more and more of something in our lives.   The way we crave that thing becomes a vicious cycle and soon its almost impossible to have enough; we’ve become addicted.  In last week’s blog and Reviving Your Soul (Now Longing for More) show, we talked about […]