Category Archives: Personal Growth
I Heart Donald Miller
Not a surprise to my old bible study friends, I heart Donald Miller. I fell in love with his writing when I first read Blue Like Jazz, and since then I read his entire collection. I must also confess, that … Continue reading
Broken From Within
“Don’t fool yourself and think that Spirit is somewhere else, in other-worldly experiences, in great rushes or ecstatic visions. Life’s deepest experience is the joy that fills our hearts when we love and give to others. Ask anyone in the … Continue reading
JOY – Continued
I suck at swimming. My children are both great at swimming and because I stink at it, I climb to a whole new level of pride when I watch what it takes to excel at this sport. I have a … Continue reading
Grace
I was struck today with a passage in Elizabeth Lesser’s book Broken Open. She writes about a friend that has a stroke and while in the painful process of rehabilitation, barely being able to speak sentence, likens his condition to … Continue reading
Joy
“Joy is not the absence of suffering. It is the presence of God.” – Robert Schuller The older I get the more I find joy in the simple. Don’t get me wrong, I’d have grandiose joy being whisked away on … Continue reading
Spring….It’s a New Day
It’s a new day and it is ours…….that was the first line on my wedding invitation 18 years ago. Funny how we have a few important dates in our life and we await them with great anticipation or dread, live … Continue reading
Evidence of Assault
Your honor, I’d like to submit into evidence today’s reading in the One Day At A Time In Al-Anon book to confirm that I am being assaulted with the notion that I am required to Surrender at this present time … Continue reading
Surrendering to the Fire
Three years ago I was a high school substitute teacher. On the quiet days when the students decided to get to the business at hand, I would pull out my favorite book de jour, Steering By Starlight by Martha Beck … Continue reading
Not Waiting For Perfect 