Hurrycanes

Today I had to drive home from NY to Cape Cod. I had been watching hurricane Sandy creep closer to my beach home all weekend, trying to determine the best time to make my getaway. According to the Boston news things weren't supposed to get rough until late afternoon. My best bet was to leave . . . → Read More: Hurrycanes

Inside Their Heads

Lisa Genova does it again. Lisa is the author of “Still Alice”, “Left Neglected”, and now, her latest, “Love Anthony”. Lisa is a neuro-scientist turned novelist. She uses her professional expertise to write fiction that educates people in neurological diseases. In “Still Alice she wrote about Alzheimer’s. In “Left Neglected” she wrote about a woman . . . → Read More: Inside Their Heads

That’s Me! That’s Me!

Today a great concept smacked me in the brain bright and early this morning. That probably meant that I shouldn’t dismiss it’s message so easily. I was reading Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions by Lysa TerKeurst. This was an interesting little book I picked up on Amazon this week for . . . → Read More: That’s Me! That’s Me!

October Night

Today I drove to NY to spend the weekend with family. A certain little one is having a first birthday. Some are having a difficult time right now. I hadn’t seen my dad since Father’s Day – June 17 – and here it was October. My sister just got two tiny lab puppies. Shopping centers . . . → Read More: October Night

Where Do You Look?

Today in bible study we focused on Psalm 123. Verse one says:

"I lift my eyes to you, the One enthroned in heaven."

In the lesson book it said:

"I'd like to suggest that an entire chain reaction begins with our eyes and ultimately affects our hearts, souls, and minds. Where we LOOK – where . . . → Read More: Where Do You Look?

I Feel Compelled

Being such a Bikram yoga enthusiast and being that a lot of my posts revolve around my practice, I feel compelled to share the best answer I have ever come across to answer the question: What is Bikram yoga? A blog that I follow regularly by Lisa Jones, entitled "The Here and Now", answered that . . . → Read More: I Feel Compelled

Just Get Through This Day

How many times do we start our day with this prayer:

"Please Lord, just let me get through this day!"

There are so many days, when upon awakening and our feet have barely graced the floor, that we're praying for the moment that we we can climb right back into that bed. "Getting through" the . . . → Read More: Just Get Through This Day

About Those Horoscopes

All my life I've loved reading my horoscope. When I was twelve I sincerely believed it would forecast my future. By the time I was twenty, I was certain it did. It took a few more years before the generality of horoscopes became apparent to me.

Today I still enjoy them. Sometimes they provide . . . → Read More: About Those Horoscopes

Being A Newbie

I always hated being a newbie.  I always hated people watching me struggle to figure out something new.  Worse yet, I always hated asking for help and following directions.  Today was my first day going to Koko fit club to work out on my own.  I joined on Thursday, but worked with a person to . . . → Read More: Being A Newbie

A Book Vacation

This has been a long week. You know the kind. I've been out day and night all week and then had some really difficult issues leaning in on me emotionally. I also joined Koko fit club, in addition to Bikram yoga everyday. I've finally reached the point in the yoga where I could definitely handle . . . → Read More: A Book Vacation