Inspire
Time Flies
Time flies. It just does. My mother-in-law, Donna, was in the hospital last year. When she went home she needed someone with her at the house 24 hours a day. Rex, my father-in-law, needed to run some errands so I went and stayed with her. They have lived in the...
read moreShe Believed She Could Have Hope After She Lost Her Husband At 36
Being a wife and mom was all that Holly Wampler had wanted to do. It was her dream, just like it was for many of us 40- somethings. The easy bake ovens and cabbage patch kids were preparing us for something greater, and we knew it. Holly met Chad Wampler at MSSU at...
read moreClean Slate
Every morning is new. EVERY. MORNING. Those regrets that come crashing into your consciousness the moment you're awake enough to realize them? They don't have a right to you. Chances are…. You messed up yesterday. Maybe big….maybe small….but I'd surmise there is...
read moreScripture Memory Challenge
Who doesn't love a challenge? Think about it. Why does a challenge inspire someone to do something difficult? I'll tell you. It is like the triple dog dare that got Ralphie's friend in trouble at the flagpole. (If you haven't seen Christmas story, you haven't...
read moreHow Many Moments in a Day?
When my eldest was little, probably around two and a half, I took him to an amusement park about two hours away. We went, just us, and spent the day wandering around doing whatever we wanted. Of course there were lots of crazy-long lines and super overpriced food, but...
read moreShe Believed She Could… Create Change for Women in Haiti
Our world consumes so much news and information through quick images and words (Instagram, Facebook, 24-hour-news cycles) — and so much of it is negative or snarky or just plain wrong. So it’s been on my heart for a while to find a way to tell the stories of people I...
read moreChallenges Help Change Us
Change - everyone is doing it, trying it or at least talking about it - especially this time of year. People are trying to change things from the extra weight they gained from the holidays to the secret attributes of their personalities that deter them from their...
read morePasts and Futures
I’m a DIY dummy. But while I can’t do it myself, I love finding treasures that others have repurposed/upcycled/refurbished and made beautiful again. There’s something about the character, tradition and memories associated with something old and established that...
read moreShe believed she could…face a life-threatening illness
Do you ever watch the news show CBS Sunday Morning? Probably not. My kids say it’s for old people. But what I love about CBS Sunday Morning is they tell real, in-depth news stories - as in, they can last a whole 10 or 15 minutes. They profile cool places or inspiring...
read moreI Wish…
I would beyond gladly give up everything tangible in my life ....would willingly trade it ALL in...would swap everything material I have or might ever have for one thing: a magic wand. It doesn't have to be pink and sparkly. It doesn't have to make pretty little...
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