Renewed and Reborn with Purpose I have spent most of my life being dictated by the “norms” of the current culture I live in. Most of it was being caught up with having a perfect
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The Best Gift to Give
Trying to think of what to give someone you love on Valentine’s Day? A box of chocolates? No too fattening. Dinner out? After the Christmas we ate our way through? No, that won’t do. Lets
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Past, Present and Future
This is a wonderful quote by Gayle Carson, business and leadership expert. If we allow ourselves to be lost within the myriad of medical mayhem, licking our wounds, feeling our losses or conjuring up difficult
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The Domino Effect
I felt awful. No energy, short of breath but the worse was intermittently feeling faint – almost like someone was playing with a light switch. On-off, on-off: feeling fine then seconds of not feeling fine,
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God’s Chameleons
If you, like me, are over a half century old, then you probably are sporting some aches and pains. Maybe it’s an old sport injury, or work related problem, an inherited disease state or from
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A New Year – Perhaps A New Attitude
I am taking some time off between Christmas and New Year to spend with family, neighbors, and friends. And to rest. But I couldn’t miss the opportunity to reach out to all my readers to
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A Door of Hope
Some time ago, I found myself hitting a low spot. I was down, depressed, sad – whatever favorite word you use to describe the feeling of dragging yourself through the dry Sahara desert, cotton mouthed,
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The Signs in the Seasons
Ever since my last medical mayhem which ended up being resolved by a pacemaker, I had been ruminating as to whether I was strong enough to handle my position as a K-9 dog handler for
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When Will It End?
Every feel like you are in a season of life that you really wish you could leave? Like you are in a blizzard that never seems to end. I have felt like that a few
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The Generosity of Time
I grew up fast. No, I did not say I was fast – I said I grew up fast. There was a time; however, when I was about 16 that my mother worried that I
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Ever feared something that ended up not being as bad as the images and thoughts that plagued you for weeks, maybe months before? Maybe a medical procedure, a confrontation at work or with a friend.
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Even the Smallest Blessings Count
Some blessings don’t show up as blessing initially do they? Some things seem more like a curse than a blessing. Such was the four months I spent trying to find out why I felt so
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