Three Ways To Deal

What is cracking your life into pieces lately? An illness? A lost job? The last dollar? A broken relationship? Yesterday I learned there are three ways God deals with us when “fiery trials” enter our lives. First and foremost we must remember that “before a heartache can ever touch our lives, it has to go . . . → Read More: Three Ways To Deal

All Things Papal & Religious

It’s been a papal day. I left the house as the first wave of black smoke appeared this morning. I returned home as the white smoke began to unfurl. After fit club I got the new pope’s name as a news alert on my phone. I sat with my coffee and soup at Panera Bread . . . → Read More: All Things Papal & Religious

Spinach & Smoke

Most of us reading this post remember Popeye’s torrid food affair with spinach. Lately I’m having my own food fascination with the green leaves, except mine is in the form of Panera Bread’s new spinach power salad. It is made with baby spinach leaves, hard boiled eggs, mushrooms, bacon bits, and crunchy onions and served . . . → Read More: Spinach & Smoke

Speaking Of Joy….

My writer friend Diane published a new blog on Saturday entitled “Feed the Soul”. It was just a short little post, but it made me stop, and for the last three days, ponder the question she posed. Her question was:

“What makes you joyful? What gets you out of your entanglement?”

I walked away from . . . → Read More: Speaking Of Joy….

Master Toolbox

My daily “rebel rouse” from Lisa Marie Selow, author of The Mystic Chic Rebel, said:

“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” ~ Abraham Maslow

At first I laughed, then I thought wow, how true. I decided to look around my own toolbox. I . . . → Read More: Master Toolbox

Let Them In

Recently I have gone through a hard time with my sister-in-law’s cancer. I’m so glad I have so much support from my friends here on the Cape. Many times I would hesitate to say what was wrong when asked. You know that feeling – everyone has their own bag of stuff and they don’t need . . . → Read More: Let Them In

Elevators

Today Laurie Grenier from QVC and Shark Tank was on CBS this morning. When asked how she started her business and grew it into what it is today, she painted a great picture. She said, ” It’s like an elevator – there’s no shortcut to the penthouse. You have to stop on every floor.” This . . . → Read More: Elevators

Hand It Over

Did you ever have to put your faith and trust in the hands of another? For a control freak this is a travesty. People like me who always want their ducks in a row and go to great lengths to put them there, can’t do this. Or, can we? How about it all you type . . . → Read More: Hand It Over

Dreams Shimmer

Dreams do that. They lie out there like the waves glinting on the water and move….ever so subtly through the back of my mind. No matter what I’m doing, I’m aware of those dreams, clicking like a wave on the shore, rippling underneath and giving energy and motion to my days.

Whether I’m washing . . . → Read More: Dreams Shimmer

My God, Your God

People are always saying, “My God is….and your God is…” There is no “my God, your God”. God belongs to everyone. He does not put rules and restrictions on how each of us chooses to have a relationship with Him.

I have wanted to write this post for a very long time, but even though . . . → Read More: My God, Your God