The year was 1999. I had just bought my first car. It so happened that in the same year my 60 year old mother decided to follow her dream of learning to drive. Hence it was a given that sooner or later she was going to get behind the wheel of…
Read moreThe holidays are just around the corner. It can be the most glorious or the most stressful time of the year. Extra demands on your time, emotions, and resources can stretch you beyond your limits. And that’s why you need plastic surgery to help reduce your holiday stress level. A…
Read moreWhat do you notice about this picture? I took it because of the flowers…but upon closer examination I find one Mr. Ant clinging to the leafless skinny branch. Clinging. Crawling, at an ant’s pace. Sure, it may have been fast to him, but to me–it was very.very.slow. And perhaps…
Read moreOne of the hardest things of being a Pastor’s wife is having to deal with conflict within the church. I do not like conflict. In my perfect world, everyone would like everyone; no one would hurt others and everyone would approve of the pastor’s wife’s outfit! (some humor on that last…
Read moreI have noticed that when I have negative thoughts they usually bring me down emotionally as well. If I do not refocus my thoughts then negativity, anger, anxiety, stress and depression will sneak in and consume my life. The apostle Paul writes to the Philippians in chapter 4 verse…
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