Friends Have you ever had to deal with an uninvited guest? Perhaps it’s a welcome surprise like an old friend you haven’t seen in years. Maybe the guest is not on your welcome list. This summer, I fit the latter description. I had some uninvited guests show up in my garden, and they were definitely … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Uninvited
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Monday Motivation: Mourning Dove
Friends Have you had one of “those“ mornings recently? You know the kind I mean. I am talking about the kind of morning when your mind is racing with anxiety. It’s the kind of morning when you feel quite sure that you could just jump out of your own skin. Well, I had one of … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Mourning Dove
Monday Motivation: Extraordinary
Friends Are your days filled with a series of ordinary moments? Are your days a blur of familiar routines? Perhaps your workdays are a bit frantic, leaving you overwhelmed and frustrated. Your list of tasks seems endless and not without their requisite turmoil. Maybe, like me, you have long since left the workplace and entered … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Extraordinary
Monday Motivation: Neighbor
Friends Another Monday, another good day to count our blessings! As I sat on my front porch this morning, I was reminded of another front porch I used to sit on with some very special people. It turns out their were some valuable life lessons to be learned from all that front porch sitting! … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Neighbor
Monday Motivation: The Tie That Binds
Friends I just returned from a week of family celebrations. It was glorious! We celebrated the 124th Peden Reunion, a gathering of my father’s Scots-Irish extended family at the historic Presbyterian Church founded by my ancestors in 1786. We enjoyed a day of history wandering through the church cemetary and touring historic family homesites. The … Continue reading Monday Motivation: The Tie That Binds
Monday Motivation: A Psalm Story
Friends It’s a special day! It’s my precious mother’s 85th birthday! I praise God for all the years she and I have shared together, her sweet smile and loving guidance providing a firm and secure foundation for my life. I am so grateful to know the boundless love of a good mother. Happy Birthday, Mama! … Continue reading Monday Motivation: A Psalm Story
Monday Motivation: Riding The Waves
Friends I know that many of you have recently returned from your annual sojourn to the ocean shores. I didn’t quite make it to the beach, but I did spend several lovely days at the lake with two of our very best friends. Perhaps it was the sound of kids splashing in the water, or … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Riding The Waves
Monday Motivation: The Parlor
Friends Growing up in a military family, I quickly mastered the art of moving. We moved 29 times before I finished high school. That’s a lot of houses, a lot of rooms. I recall a few details about one place or another, but there is only one house that remains crystal clear in my memory, … Continue reading Monday Motivation: The Parlor
Monday Motivation: Fatherly Faith
Friends Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers and grandfathers out there! Special thanks to those men who have stood as father figures for those who needed positive male role models. It is a true blessing to have godly men in our lives, men we can look up to, men we can turn to for … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Fatherly Faith
Monday Motivation: With You Always
Friends Where are you this morning? Is your soul treading upon the heights, your upturned face warmed by rays of golden light? Are you rejoicing at the dawn of a new day? Are you basking in the glow of your blessings? Perhaps you are sinking in the depths of a murky sea. Are you … Continue reading Monday Motivation: With You Always
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