People Pleaser

Donkey

So many times we think we are doing our best, trying to make everyone happy… …people pleasing BUT we end up exhausted, frustrated, spinning our wheels, angry, resentful — hurt. Read this short illustration taken from the book Morning Light by Amy E. Dean… The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey A man and his

SMILE File

Smile File

(If you received this post via email, be sure to visit our blog today to watch the video.) What do YOU do when you get discouraged? How do you find the courage to press on, persevere through road blocks or negativity? Today I’m talking about my… S M I L E file In this file

Words to the wise

Quiet Time

It’s Monday and I don’t have a video to share, so I write… 5:00 am comes quickly, but I jump out of bed — there’s no snooze button for me.  This is my favorite hour of the day, my quiet alone time when everyone under our roof is asleep… …oh the quiet, the silence, the

Joy Stealers

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It’s Monday and I don’t have a video to share, so I write. …I extend myself grace, I accept grace. When we are too rigid with our plans and our agenda, when we get caught up in the doing instead of the living …our joy can be stolen.  We can allow so many things to take

Growing Up and Old

growing up and growing old

(If you received this post via email, be sure to visit our blog today to watch the video.) I was sifting though my email inbox this past week — giving it a little “spring clean” — and came a cross several forwarded emails.  Most often they go unopened and are deleted, but today I took

Focused, NOT Distracted

Focused, Not Distracted

This quote was posted on Facebook recently… “We are attracted to those who are most like who we want to be.” – KARS As I was scrolling down the page I had to stop and go back because I had read the quote to say something slightly different… “We are distracted by those who are

Alter-Ego, Meet Mine

Alter-ego

After talking this over with several friends, I realized that I’m not alone on this topic, SO I thought I would share a fun way……OK maybe it’s not FUN, BUT it is a ‘not so serious’ way to deal with our negative self talk, selfishness, poisonous pride, deceiving thoughts, resentments, and our larger than LARGE

Daily KIP:  Do you have the desire, are you willing to grow? We cannot demand growth & maturity from others if we ourselves are unwilling to grow.

You Can't Have it Both Ways

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I had a great birthday weekend.  What made it so special was connecting with people I LOVE!  On Saturday my husband treated me and two of my friends to a spa day…..it was just what we needed; ALL of us!  We had facials, massages, relaxed in the hot tub and enjoyed the steam room.  To