Are You Thankful?
As we are in a season of Thanksgiving, I am pausing to choose to be thankful. This Thanksgiving was very low key, and yet it had everything we needed. My mom, daughter and I crossed state lines to celebrate with my mom’s best friend, since before I was born, and her husband. My aunt has […]
Ways to be Prosperous and Successful
Today’s thought was inspired by the Bible App’s verse of the day: Joshua 1:8 ‘Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.’ As I read the […]
Letting Go of What No Longer Serves Us
This week as I was reorganizing my closet, I came across my high school shirt that had been signed by my friends. This shirt had survived an international move, and probably five moves after that. Initially, I wanted to keep it as a reminder of my high school years and then as the years passed, […]
Go in Boldness and Courage
A few days ago, one of my daughter’s friend’s mom came up to me to share that she had been reading my book and how much it’s helping her. I smiled, hugged her and thanked her for sharing with me. The thing is, I had given her the book relatively early in the pandemic as […]
There is Beauty in Community
This past week as I completed 2 separate 5k runs (3.1 miles) in one week, I thought how I’d gotten to that point. When Facebook showed me a group for slow runners, I decided to join. I had read the article earlier this year on why the person had named and formed the group, and it […]
It’s Good To Be Known
One day this week, I saw a missed call from the school Nurse. I called her back as soon as I saw it, which was a few minutes later. As we spoke, she said ‘Ms. Gordon, your daughter is complaining of a headache, and while I sent her back to class, I think you should […]
Lessons From This Year’s Garden
As the weather warmed up earlier this year, and I began sitting outside to enjoy my quiet time, I started noticing things in my backyard that I never did before. As I felt like I was much busier since the pandemic, I didn’t want to plant anything. My friend and I had bought seeds from […]
A Gentle Correction
A few days ago, I had the privilege of celebrating my friend’s birthday with her and her family. For the celebration, she had an in home dinner with some of her favorite foods, with her immediate family and a few friends. I was honored to be included. It was a casual event, yet felt formal. […]
Do You Know Him?
As I sat in church and listened to the message, a thought came up mind: ‘Do you know Him?’ I made a note and kept on listening. As I sat with friends later in the afternoon, there seemed to be a recurring theme. We had attended different churches and then had congregated to celebrate our […]
Call Upon Me
This post was written in December 2019. I don’t remember what was making me anxious, but this morning I woke up to the verse Jeremiah 33:3 ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’ It is also serving as a great reminder that seasons […]