Category Archives: Life Lessons

My Tebow, Palin, Duggar Connection

I can feel it in my bones…this is gonna be one of those posts. You know the ones. Those posts that make people either cheer wildly or scream unmentionables at their computer screen shake their head in disgust or nod … Continue reading

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Three Lions and a Golden Retriever

When it comes to personality profiles most are familiar with Galen’s Four temperaments (Choleric, Sanguine, Phlegmatic and Melancholy) or the DISC assessment (Dominant, Influence, Steadiness, Compliant) but my personal favorite is the four personalities as presented by Dr. Gary Smalley with each have an animal … Continue reading

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Trip Top Ten (part 2)

This is the second installment on the Top Ten from our trip to New York and Boston to read part 1 click here. 5. Cheesecake at Juniors…mmmmmm Best Cheesecake ever!  We went twice…we even had cheesecake as our main meal … Continue reading

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What will our children say?

I have so much to tell you about my recent 10 day trip to New York and Boston.  Hopefully I will have the chance to share some tidbits here and there over the upcoming weeks before it all fades into a … Continue reading

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How do you do what you do?

 Start spreading the news, I’m leaving today…. I want to be a part of it…New York New York! Yes, I am flying out today to New York City! If I couldn’t live my dream life by the sea…this is where … Continue reading

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The last time…

Tonight was senior night…the last time I will ever watch my #3 daughter play on her high school volleyball team. <sigh> There are lots of “lasts” during a senior year in high school -  everything from the last “first” day of school, … Continue reading

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I am the 1%

You would have to be living under a rock to not have heard of all of the hullabaloo down on Wall Street with people protesting….oh wait….what are they protesting anyway?  It’s hard to say exactly but it appears, by all the … Continue reading

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What was, What is and What might have been…

Friday night high school football…there’s nothing quite like it! Last night I attended an exciting game where two of my worlds collided. The high school where we joyfully invested over a decade of our early years of ministry was playing against the high school … Continue reading

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So much to say….so little time to say it!

So many things I want to write about and yet life continues to be a whirlwind of activity.  So this is just a random crazy rambling that contains many of my “all over the place” things I want to share … Continue reading

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911: Remembering & Recommitting

September 11, 2001…where were you? I was actually in the Washington DC area on a business trip on that fateful day in American history, along with my then seven-year old daughter, Kristen. (she is now 17 and a senior in high … Continue reading

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Don’t you know what causes that?

“Don’t you know what causes that?” It started with my third pregnancy…as we began to share with those around us the news of the anticipated birth of our baby…the smirking and joking from a few friends who assumed that we … Continue reading

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Words of Wisdom for the College Bound

Along the path of life we have “adopted” many young people into our family and home.  Some have had need of just an extra set of godly loving parents and some have suffered the absence of a parent or even … Continue reading

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And after you have suffered….

“I have never felt better in my life!” “You are simply glowing!” “You’re eating for two now…enjoy!” “You look so cute!” These are words said and heard by the majority of pregnant women during their season of childbirth. And so they should.  After … Continue reading

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Times of Refreshing (Part 2)

Life….is hard. When I look over my current prayer list and think about the many different circumstances that my friends, family and I are dealing with it can become overwhelming: Horrendous, ongoing  and painful health issues Loss of income, jobs … Continue reading

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Accolades for Amy

Here I am on the eve of my second sweet daughter’s graduation from high school. In many ways that is not remarkable as millions of families will watch their children and grandchildren march across a stage, field or platform in … Continue reading

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