25 Friday May 2012
Posted in Faith, Confession / Truth in Love, Rambles and Rants
I look in the mirror for signs of aging. After all, this week I turned another year older.
I wonder if someone’s hair really can go grey overnight. You know, when they are terribly stressed or frightened. I think it’s true, but I’ll never know for sure… this is one area of vanity I’ve COMPLETELY caved into.
But its proven true—as people go through rough stuff, it often shows signs of age on them. Continue reading »
11 Friday May 2012
Posted in Faith, Rambles and Rants
This week I was deeply honored to be interviewed by Inspire Writers. Basically being able to share in detail what I creatively do for work. Continue reading »
04 Friday May 2012
Posted in Coaching, Confession / Truth in Love, Faith, Rambles and Rants
Begging Hands by Viktoria Susterova
Somebody, somewhere, would beg to change places with you. Continue reading »
27 Friday Apr 2012
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Christian Living, Coaching, Faith, growth, Hope, Life Coaching, Purpose
There is one simple question I pose to myself often. Especially when I feel out of sorts. Or disconnected. Or, as I often call it, “floopy.”
And in all fair disclosure, sometimes I pose the same to my clients/students. And it is this:
“What/Who am I becoming?”
(What/Who are you becoming?)
And of course this exercise means nothing, nada, zilch—unless we’re gut-wrenchingly honesty. Honesty forces me to answer from a place of uncomfortable emotions. Usually it’s those icky type of emotions that got me thinking about some self-introspection in the first place. Continue reading »
20 Friday Apr 2012
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Capernaum, Christian Living, disability, Disabled, Faith, Germaphobe, Hope, Retarded
Night settled in. Walking to my car I thought, what do I have to complain about? I can feed myself—walk—talk—and I don’t wear diapers. Things I take for granted. Daily. But not tonight.
PREFACE
I love working with kids, and have been in working in junior high youth-groups upwards of five years. I’ve always considered my love of kids is amplified by the fact that I have none. Something I consider a HUGE blessing. Continue reading »
13 Friday Apr 2012
Posted in Coaching, Confession / Truth in Love, Rambles and Rants
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Christian Living, Coaching, Faith, Hope, Life Coaching, Suffering, Trials
The text message read, “…the guys are saying he killed himself yesterday. I can’t believe it.”
I only saw this an hour later as the second text arrives, “look on the internet see if you can find anything. {name} {city} suicide last night.” Continue reading »
06 Friday Apr 2012
Posted in Coaching, Confession / Truth in Love, Rambles and Rants
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Change, Christian Living, Coaching, Faith, Fear, Hope, Life Coaching, Life Purpose
I stared at the skull-n-crossbones keychain hanging off the edge of my business bag. Right next to it hung pink flipflops.
I was truly hating my job and the unappreciative coworkers. Most didn’t know that I’d been working over a year without salary. Continue reading »
30 Friday Mar 2012
Posted in Faith, Rambles and Rants
They say the best writing is unguarded.
The writing that speaks—that is worthy—is the writing of truth.
Gut wrenching, honest truth.
About love;
death;
sex;
religion;
depression;
people;
fragile hope;
hopelessly delicate faith that weaves in-and-out of unanswered questions;
and witty, wishy-washy, wavering life. Continue reading »
23 Friday Mar 2012
Posted in Confession / Truth in Love, Faith, Rambles and Rants
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Christian Living, Coaching, Doubt, Faith, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Life Coaching, Prayer, Spirituality
Mid-morning at the beach. I’m trying to absorb the scantily warm sun masked by thin wispy clouds. Cool waves escort a misty gentle breeze.
There I find peace and contentment, even though many excited children scatter over the exposed tide pool rocks. They scurry about like little hermit crabs—and I hear them in the distance giggle and squeal with delight at the various found treasures.
The waves are washing the beach clean, and erasing the markings of footprints with the ease of an overturned and shaken Etch-A-Sketch. I am lost in the picture perfect moment.
NOTICING Continue reading »
16 Friday Mar 2012
Posted in Coaching, Confession / Truth in Love, Faith, Rambles and Rants
This new idea is ridiculous.
And yet it’s helped me tremendously.
In the last year—possibly longer—but certainly in the last year—I’ve had a very deliberate and conscious thought. It’s so simple, yet overwhelmingly complex. And it is this:
This thing going on—this circumstance—it’s happening— it’s here—to help me.
It’s here to help me.
And no matter what Continue reading »
09 Friday Mar 2012
Posted in Coaching, Confession / Truth in Love, Faith, Rambles and Rants
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Christian Living, Coaching, Faith, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Life Coaching, Spirituality, Spring, Time Change
The winter months are ending and spring is around the corner. Yes, already.
And it’s already the weekend to “spring forward” our clocks. How did that happen so soon?
During these winter months, I’ve been a very busy chick-a-dee. Many of you know me as a writer and creativity coach/art-teacher – but there’s something else I’ve been doing behind the scenes. It’s something I naturally lightly weave into my writing and creativity workshops. It’s the pebble you see in my hands above that says “believer.” Some of you might have even noticed this “behind the scenes thing” on a page on this website.
MY LITTLE SECRET Continue reading »
02 Friday Mar 2012
Posted in Coaching, Confession / Truth in Love, Faith, Rambles and Rants
Slang Phrase: KICK THE CAT
[verb] (late 19th century to 1950s)
To vent one’s frustrations. [the cat being ‘the lowest’ member of the household and thus most likely to suffer such abuse] CASSELL’S DICTIONARY OF SLANG
As a lover of cats I might have to disagree with Cassell’s idea of the cat being the lowest member of a house. I mean everyone knows that cats rule the roost. Cat haters…this is why you hate cats – their dominance in your lives. Alright, before I start any wars and get too far off topic back to the slang phrase. Continue reading »
24 Friday Feb 2012
Posted in Coaching, Confession / Truth in Love, Faith, Rambles and Rants
There’s something special about bubbles appearing from nowhere in a fluted glass.
For me it’s magic, like finding a fresh spring coming from a rock. Maybe this magic is what finds the world using “Bubbly” for celebrations.
Call it what you will: Champagne, Sparkling Wine, Prosecco, Cava, Spumante, Asti, Lambrusco, Moscato d’Asti; I just call it Bubbly—no need to be snobby with fancy names about something so delicious.
FINDING REASON Continue reading »
17 Friday Feb 2012
Posted in Coaching, Confession / Truth in Love, Faith, Rambles and Rants
“When you’re a baby, you are God-like.” These—the words from a well-known Episcopalian priest. For some, those words are shocking. Maybe edging heresy. But for me, it was like new flavor of double-creamed-ice-cream.
Cool. Refreshing. Thick. Delicious.
Melting inside and making me…happy.
His words made my mind wander. Wander with me for a moment… Continue reading »
10 Friday Feb 2012
Posted in Coaching, Faith, Rambles and Rants
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Christian Living, Christianity, Coaching, Faith, Hope, Inspiration, Og Mandino, The Greatest Salesman in the World
Today’s post is a bit different. It’s a collection of wisdom taken from a book that took me f.o.r.e.v.e.r. to read. It’s title: ”The Greatest Salesman in the World” by Og Mandino. (if you have time, listen to Og’s story here, you may relate)
The book came into my hands during some years when I didn’t follow Jesus too closely. In fact, I mostly treated Him like a mere acquaintance. I knew Him, we grew up together. But when I moved away to college, we became distant–and never talked. I was busy with all my other fun spiritual guru friends. Continue reading »
