Dear Father/DearAmy

I’ve been cleaning out and rearranging my office this week, and it’s been fun re-reading some of the many articles I’ve written over the years, along with my sons’ college recommendation and acceptance letters (Yep, still in folders after many...

What’s Your Guiding Word for 2023?

Moving Forward in 2023… One Step at a Time First things first: This has not been an easy year for me. In fact, I think it’s been the hardest year of my life on some levels. I suppose that’s saying something given my history. To say I am ready to turn...

Pause and Breathe During Advent…

In the busyness that often accompanies this season, I want to encourage you to BREATHE and to sit quietly each day. pondering what it means to you and to the world that the Word became Flesh. It’s a beautiful and mind-boggling mystery that Christians believe in...

Being Christ to Others

As a Christian, I am called to live out my faith and to BE Christ to everyone I encounter–personally or online. And boy, do I fail BIG time each and everyday. What about you? If you are a Christ follower and your relationship with the Triune God is THE most...

A Lady in Waiting No More

I am a life coach, a certified one, who helps women move forward in their lives. I must tell you, though, that I have waited so much–too much, in my opinion–in my own life, and I’m happy to report that I am no longer a lady in waiting. As I make my...

Dear Mama… Thank You

Mama in Palm Beach, Florida, in the 1950s. I sent her silver leaf bracelet with this picture to my middle granddaughter a few months ago. Dear Mama, Today marks 23 years since you took your last breath. When I received the news, I wept then went on with Halloween...