Black Lives Matter must live on, and it starts with me waking up. I watched the brief replays of George Floyd’s death with horror and my privileged position life filled me with shame. Everything within me screamed, “Get off his neck, you’re killing him! Please, oh please, get off of his neck!” I can’t imagine the […]
Category: Change
My Wish to Have the Same Freedoms Men Enjoy
For women, such confidence and ease is never simple. As I dressed this morning, I picked up the perfume I’d recently purchased and give myself two quick sprays. I love the sweet scent of the pink liquid housed in a gorgeous glass bottle with a gold-colored stopper. I found it while wandering the duty-free shop during […]
Do You Avoid or Embrace Change?
Are you a person who enjoys change or someone who likes things to stay the same? Are you sentimental? Or are someone who finds new experiences and opportunities exciting? I suspect none of you are surprised to learn that my life has undergone tremendous change over the past two years. In this video I share […]
NOW: the art of living in the moment
Learning Not to get Ahead of Myself I stumbled across an update I forgot to post from May. I thought I would include it since it fits this video blog I made about the same topic. God’s New Lessons As you can see God has been hard at work and teaching me a lot about […]
Purging Closets: Changing the Old for New
Yesterday I had lunch with a woman I had met at a local cancer support group earlier this year. It was the sixth month anniversary of her husband’s death, and we were talking about all the unwanted changes brought on by widowhood–of changing the old for the new. As we sat at the restaurant’s table […]
Changes, and Other Painful Life Truths
Sometimes Life Shakes Us Apart The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalms 34:18 I haven’t posted updates for several weeks for complicated reasons. Bradley, my husband, was diagnosed with terminal cancer earlier this year. Respecting Brad’s right to privacy and protecting his dignity have been two […]
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