Happy Mother’s Day: Repost!

{Here is a repost of something I published a few years ago.  I hope it is a bit of inspiration for you today. xo} A few years ago I was standing in the middle of a picturesque little-town cemetery, talking to my deceased grandmother, and to my mother who was out of...

Mother’s Age

My struggle with time is graying my head. My quest to lead exacts every ounce of courage and strength. But if at last my little crew sets sail and the wind is right and their journey true, Then with joy my aged hands will clutch the vessel, push them off and on the...

Just Breathe

I got to walk around an outside nursery today.  I could feel the sun on my legs, smell the wood bark and flowering plants, and the colors of all the living things filled my senses.  I love summer! And I am reminded again of the very simple pleasures in life being so...

Mantra

“I am enough.””No, actually, I am more than enough!” How does that feel? It’s true! I challenge you to rehearse this truth 50 times tomorrow, and watch your energy pick up and your vantage point shift to looking down on your challenges...

Putting Second Things First?

Do you have guidelines for yourself as far as ordering your day goes? It always seems that my day comes unraveled pretty quickly if I get things out of turn.  I mean, when I read and pray and shower and dress first thing, everything else goes much better.  I’m...