an afternoon in an african chapel

an afternoon in an african chapel

by | Apr 8, 2017 | Bridges, Encouragement

I do not believe that God is a God of coincidence. I think He loves details and plans as much as I do. 2 weeks ago today, I got to spend my afternoon with a group of women. African women. Elderly women. Honored and revered women. Women, many of whom have known and...
Puppy Love

Puppy Love

by | Feb 2, 2017 | Encouragement, Family/Parenting

This post about Puppy Love originally appeared on Arkansas Women Bloggers. I wrote the content as a contributor to their site at the time. Yall, I’m in LOVE (insert deep sigh…..). What a year 2016 was for me.  I know I gave you a full list on my...
if I were in a speech class

if I were in a speech class

by | Jan 14, 2017 | Bridges

If I were a college student studying Speech Communications as I did 16 years ago, I feel like there would have been a moment this week where we would have dissected a very publicly delivered speech. We would have talked about delivery, preparation, content, and...
2016 Favorite Things

2016 Favorite Things

by | Dec 27, 2016 | Solutions

Each year one of my “reflection” moments involves looking back at my favorite things.  Some are new things I’ve discovered in the year, others are old favorites I cant get away from and the rest…they are just every day, little simples that...
thoughts on giving: let it be

thoughts on giving: let it be

by | Dec 24, 2016 | Solutions

So its that time of year.  We are finishing wrapping presents.  We are working on the order we want people to open them. We are realizing we have 1 big, high value gift for some and 3 small random things for others. Oh the debacle!!! What do you do? Do you...