Better Than We Can Ask
A few weeks ago, the security guard of my office building called me as I was walking by him. We’d chatted on a few occasions. He wore his Christianity boldly. He explained that his church was having a fundraiser and asked if I was willing to contribute a dollar or two. I looked in my […]
Another Market Downturn
Last month I shared an article about what to do in a market downtown (last financial blog), and I wished I didn’t have to revisit this conversation, but the last few days are showing us this is not yet over. In summary, we talked about the high rates of inflation. New numbers came in and […]
Six Years Later
This morning I sit in complete awe. As we were cleaning up, my daughter’s friend found a few of my original business cards that had fallen and asked me what to do with them. I opted to take them and look and reminisce. I had started a blog and I was sharing with a stranger […]
Blessings in Obedience
As I pondered what to write about, this title came to mind. It sounded vaguely familiar, so I went back and realized that I’d written with a similar title at the beginning of the year ‘Blessings of Obedience’. I wish I knew the specific thing that I needed to be obedient on that day – […]
Three Long Years
It’s been three very long years since I encountered driving anxiety. The irony of this situation is about six months prior, I was given an unusual task at work. I was asked to leave the office early and go pick up a package that was closer to my home. I remember being in the car, […]
Deep Gratitude… and Frustration
Those were the two headline words in my journal recently. When I journal at a time that I don’t normally, I typically write the time. I want to remember the thought process when I look back a few days or many years later. This one has a time stamp of 2:15am – which means I’d woken up […]
Stay In Peace
This week I was dealing with some stuff. Lots of different personalities and some more difficult than others. When Wednesday rolled around, and I was emotionally exhausted and tired of talking about the same situation that had been detracting time from other areas of my life, I decided to go on my church’s Wednesday...
What To Do in a Market Downturn
If you have been paying attention to the news in general lately, there is a lot of talk in what is happening in the economy and financial markets. We are seeing inflation at 40-year record numbers. We’ve heard that the federal reserve has increased interest rates by 0.5%, which is an increase at an increment […]
Money, Flowers and Banana Bread
I love to pick my daughter up from school. I get to hear about her day (whatever tidbit she chooses to share as she’s growing so fast). Her school was having a plant sale for Mothers Day and she’d said she wanted to buy something for me. This would be her own money as I […]
Comparison is the Thief of Joy
I shared on my Facebook page about a beautiful plant I saw but as I approached it, it turned out to be fake. Somehow I felt so disappointed about it not being a real plant. As I further meditated on it, this plant resembles a Mum, which comes into full bloom in the fall. It […]