One night last week, my husband and I were watching the Olympics on television. We were watching a few unknown-to-us basketball players on the court. Their passion was contagious and, at several moments during the game, my husband cheered aloud and talked back to the television. He cheered for the …
Running Your Race
In high school, I ran track. I was a sprinter, and I was fast. I even won a few medals. Just a few years ago, for my fiftieth birthday, my husband took me to Hawaii to celebrate and I signed myself up to run in the local YMCA’s 5K run. Race day was hot, and the course was heavy laden with hill …
For Modern-Day Prophets (and the People They Keep Pestering)
One afternoon, I opened my email account and found this message, from a dear friend: “This kinda pisses me off,” the message read. “I don’t want it to, but it does more than a little. Pray for me.” I scrolled down to read the forwarded message my friend had received and, with a deep sigh, …
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Why I’m Still Using a Planner Every Day
Back in January, I wrote a ridiculously long piece and titled it, Confessions of a (Recovering) Planner-Free, Freespirit. If you read that entire post, back in January, I salute you. Today, I'm sharing an update on me and my planner, and I hope to hear how your planner year is going, too. It's a …
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All We Need on Television for the Rest of Forever
All we need on television for the rest of forever is the Olympics and The Great British Baking Show. Thank God for them both! At exactly the right moment—ta-da! The Rio Olympics slid into the world's collective television lineup just when we needed it most. An extravaganza of lovely (and very …
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My Favorite Sites for Stock Photos (and Why I Use Them)
We can do anything we set our minds to. I believe this, quite strongly. Given the proper circumstances (i.e. time, motivation, training, money, etc.), we can reach goals we never thought possible. However, I also believe this: It helps to know what we're good at, the areas in which we don't …
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