Be A Servant Leader

I read a quote the other day that really struck a chord with me. It says, “Oftentimes, we confuse leadership with dictatorship. A dictator barks out orders and does not take into account the wants and needs of others. A servant leader is the complete opposite. A servant leader works tirelessly to develop his or […]

Letting Go of Perfection

It was such a disappointment.  I’d recently returned home from Boston, a city that I’d fallen in love with and where my husband and I had spent part of our honeymoon.  I loved the history, the architecture, the Irish Pubs, the wonderful mix of quaint and cosmopolitan.  In fact, I loved it so much I purchased a Boston Common […]

A Different View

As I sat at my computer much like I am today, the words literally popped into my head.  I don’t remember what I was working on or what I was doing, but I do remember I got this idea for the name of the book I was going to write one day. I stopped and […]

Kindness…

I recently posted the following message that I got from a friend on Facebook. I don’t know who wrote it, but I thought it was right on target and worth repeating here. I’ll be honest, I try to consistently live up to these standards, but some days I do better than others. While the world […]

Made to Thrive…

I love to start my Sunday mornings with our Sonrise service on the radio. It’s just a quick 20-minute service with some scripture, a short message, and music. I usually drift in and out of sleep as I listen and this week was no different.   Fortunately, I was awake when the song Thrive by Casting […]