If you're like me, you know several people who choose "one word" for the year and try to live by that word. I've done it myself. Many are talking about it now as we're preparing to go into the new year. This has got me thinking (always a dangerous thing! :)) There's a...
I've written about having a spirit of gratitude before, but I think this is a topic that never grows old, so here we go once more: Thankfulness should come more than every November. We need to live our lives with a spirit of gratitude. Imagine how your attitude would...
It's amazing how things in your life can change in the blink of an eye... and take you into a completely new direction. I've experienced this personally with my own journey with cancer. It profoundly changes you. Losing parents and family members will change you....
NOTE FROM BECKY: Hi everyone. My friend and fellow writer, Jennifer Slattery, is guesting on my blog today --- with a great message of hope. Please enjoy! In Our Darkest Moments: by Jennifer Slattery I stood in the back of a large, cafeteria-styled room,...
“We’re looking so forward to tomorrow that we’re tripping over today. God has placed you where you are, right now, totally on purpose.” 31 Days to Thrive, Day 24, from Casting Crowns. Those words particularly struck me this morning. I was wide awake the night before...
As I write this, the world is talking about the shocking passing of Robin Williams. As the TV talking heads are going through his television and movie credits, I realize how many of his movies I've seen... and loved. It is incredibly sad to lose such a great talent....
I haven't written in a few weeks because I'm not sure what I have to say these days.... and truthfully, I'm wallowing a little bit. Wallowing, feeling sorry for myself, just a little sad. Okay, I have good reason for my sadness. Two of my aunts passed away a day...
Are there times when you feel like you're going against the tide? Or that your beliefs are counter to the world's beliefs? These days as a Christian, I feel like I'm swimming upstream. I long for a time when people knew it was okay to "agree to disagree." Everyone is...
A note from Becky: As a lot of you know, I come from a large extended family, and enjoy time with them, as well as with my husband's family. Summer time seems to bring out the occasions of family gatherings, including graduations, weddings and family reunions. My...
What's the old saying? The only thing that is constant is change. Something like that. I've been thinking recently about transitions in life. Although we may say we wish our kids would stay little, or that we could stay in high school or college forever, or that we...