Category Perseverance

Trying My Best, Still a Mess

As the end of 2016 draws near and the dawn of 2017 begins to creep over the horizon, I sit here in the morning sun and slippers reflecting back & attempting to dream forward. Deeply Discouraged At first glance the past year feels like it was an absolute mucky mess, one where it feels like […]

Dear Older Me,

To the Dear, Sweet, future version of Myself, You are on my heart today.  That’s right I am thinking about you.  I have been pondering and praying about where I find us today.  I’m thinking about all we have been though in life so far, and contemplating what to set out towards next. I wish […]

Pressure, Peace and Possibility

What are the pressures in your life right now?  Do you have a major physical burden?  Are there responsibilities and to do list items that are demanding urgent attention?  Is there someone trying to strongly influence you in an area you are uncertain about?  Are there circumstances in your life that feel as though they […]

Rediscovering Your Potential & Renewing Your Hope

Do you feel like your life is full of potential and packed with hope?  Or do you feel as though your potential has greatly diminished and you are holding on to a few crumbs of hope?  Perhaps you bounce some where in between. Recently I have been touring college campuses with my son, Andrew, who […]

Supportive Leading Lady

The Lovely Leading Lady.  The Brave Courageous Hero. That is what we each are in the stories of our own lives.  The main character and the headlining star. Do you feel like the star character in the story of your life? When I think of a leading lady, I think of the words gorgeous, alluring, […]