Get to the Point
What Are You Asking? Was I asking the wrong question? She wanted to see my Kindle. I turned it on and clicked to the children’s book I had downloaded from…
Read moreEven After You Stop Looking, Joy Can Still Find You
A Tough Day at the Hospital We were leaving the hospital after a long, exhausting day. My uncle had had a medical emergency earlier that morning, and I’d spent the…
Read moreWhy Do You Blog? You Might Be Surprised {My 16th Blogging Anniversary}
Today August 8, 2024, is my 16 year blogging anniversary. On August 8, 2008, I clicked “Publish” on my first blog post. What a journey! I’m updating this previously published…
Read moreEmbracing the Freedom of an Early Start
My alarm was set for 7:00am, but there I lay at 6:30, wide awake at the hotel. Because my flight home from DC wasn’t scheduled until 12:30pm, I knew I…
Read moreHow Splashy Is Your Wave of Influence?
Another ocean wave crashes into the surf. Line after line the waves come, one after the other. For a brief moment in time, each wave receives its glory. The loud…
Read moreOpen a Lifetime Gift: Can a Childhood Diary Change You?
I was only 8 years old. I didn’t know the gift I was about to receive would last a lifetime. On Wednesday, November 25, 1970, along with a hand-cranked Frosty…
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