So. The holidays are comin’ like a freight train. And also like a freight train, they are loaded. With hope. Or hopelessness. With peace. Or stress. Maybe you have too much to do. Or not enough to do. Maybe you have family drama. Or not enough family to create drama....
One day, I came home to find a sticky note on the counter. It said, “Aphrodesiacs in the freezer.” My husband was at it again. He’d been to the grocery store, and as I peeked inside the freezer, I found the four containers of Breyer’s chocolate/peanut butter ice cream...
Are you in a tough place right now? Here’s a little counterintuitive advice for finding some joy, even in the middle of your hard place: Do something thoughtful for someone else. You may not exactly feel like it, but that’s okay. Granted, in this episode, I do that in...
Pain = no fun ever. And it doesn’t make a lot of sense to go back to the place of your pain after you’ve healed. Or does it? What if your revisitation could help someone else mend? I won’t lie; holding a hurting person’s hand could possibly involve a few tears or some...
Like you, probably, I have had to deal with a few bouts of body betrayal—times when the body does not cooperate with the desires of the soul–when your body is not behaving in a manner acceptable to you, and you are over it. It may be a serious illness. Then...
Know someone who’s going through a tough time right now or want to celebrate some goodness happening in a friend’s life?
Get some ideas for making a joy box that will definitely brighten the day--and maybe even the life--of someone you care about. I’ve saved you the headspace of trying to “think up” a special gift of encouragement.
