Author Toni Morrison, in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, once said, When a kid walks into a room—your child or anybody else’s child—does your face light up? That’s what they’re looking for. My children used to walk in the room when they were little- I looked at them...
Someone gestured at me in traffic yesterday. Apparently I didn’t change lanes fast enough for him, and when he made a right turn behind me, he took that opportunity to honk his horn and give me an angry salute. I felt mad. Defensive. And I told myself all kinds of...
You are no stranger to crisis—especially if we define it as a time of great danger, difficulty or doubt when problems must be solved or important decisions must be made; a point at which change must come, for better or for worse.” And if you’ve lived this...
Sometimes it’s hard to be yourself in front of God and everybody else. Prayer in the presence of others can be especially daunting sometimes because it’s harder to be totally honest when other people are actually listening. I remember standing in prayer circles in...
Little things can make a BIG difference. Listen in for a few examples of how this can happen, when I tell you about an “erotic goat,” a lady who committed herself to paying for at least one convenience store customer’s bill every week, and my grandpa, who threw...
Sometimes the anticipation of suffering worse than the suffering itself. Ever seen a 5-year-old start crying before he even gets a shot? Negative anticipation is powerful. But so is anticipation of joy. And I’ll bet you have experienced this too—at least on a...
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.
