Rust Upon the Blade

A cheerful heart is a contented heart. Discontent is a poison that spreads through our system when we decide that someone else is brighter, or has more than we do, or is happier than we are.

Alone--But Not Lonely

Have you felt that somehow you were nameless and faceless to others? We can feel left out and lonely when being passed over for a promotion, or a raise or rejected by a loved one. You might have felt it when a close friend or partner ignored your feelings. Or you might have felt it in a relationship when something important to you was dismissed as insignificant.

Gleaning

The where, what, how, who and why of gleaning!

The Business of Inspiration

Take a moment and read about one woman's journey to healing and her inspiration to begin her own business.

Fragments

With God little things assume great importance. He gives us all things to enjoy, but He also is concerned about the cup of cold water that we give in His name; He owns the cattle on a thousand hills, but He takes notice when a sparrow falls.

The Bee Stings of Life

We expect to conquer the mountains in life and we are brought down by bee stings.

Spring Cleaning Series: Let Go of Lack & Scarcity

Read about a little-known epidemic that can undermine your productivity, problem-solving and leadership abilities and the no-pain innoculation to keep you at the top of your game.

Counting the Cost

If there is a giver, then there must be a receiver. In fact, if we refuse to allow a friend to do something for us, then we are not granting our friend his or her opportunity to be a nurturer.

Rattle Those Funny Bones!

My personal daily shot in the funny bone is Lynn Johnston's For Better or for Worse. God bless her for her painkiller insight on family life.

The Small Stuff

It is amazing what we do for our mental and emotional health when we decide, yes, it's all right for the other person to be right, even our spouse or our chlld!

Upper Currents

What are our upper currents? That which inspires us to reach beyond ourselves to heights where we see our Father and our brothers and our sisters!

Blessings

I do believe we’d all be happier if we had fewer demands and if we worked on our marriage and our situation and our farm that we already have.

Waiting for that Perfect Moment

In the secular world we are content to act on possibilties, so why not in the world of religion and ethics?

In Extremis to Extemes

Sometimes our options are equally honorable, and we must choose the better of two goods.