Jan 16, 2012 | Motivating Word
DREAM I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.’ MARTIN LUTHER KING JR We all have a dream that God has placed on our heart. It...
Jan 14, 2012 | The Writing Life
My new puppy, Maizy (as in Maize and Blue), is as cute as a button, but doesn’t listen. She’d be darn right ‘bad’ if it weren’t for the fact that she has learned a few things from our older dog. So I signed her up for obedience training. The first class of training...
Jan 11, 2012 | Quotes, The Writing Life
Yesterday, as my daughter drove to pick up her friend for carpool [she doesn’t get her license until later this month], I noticed a huge hawk sitting on the curb. We slowed down to get a better look. It was huge and totally indifferent to our car. I contemplated...
Jan 9, 2012 | Motivating Word, The Writing Life
CHALLENGE To engage in a contest, fight or competition To summon to action or effort; stimulate It’s been hard to get back into the swing of things. That’s why you’re getting Monday’s Motivating word so much later than usual. December sucked the...
Jan 2, 2012 | The Writing Life
Imagine if God created you to be the Michelangelo of this age, but you stayed so busy doing all kinds of things — good things — that you never got around to painting and sculpting. You’d end up missing God’s plan and design for your life because you got distracted...