Pause: Giving

Pause: Giving

-Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or HERE.   Giving should be, uh…that: giving. Not investing. Just giving. Not waiting for a response. Just giving. Not to get back. To give,...
Pause: Forgiving

Pause: Forgiving

-Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or HERE.   “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” Ask yourself how you feel about that portion of the prayer. When you pray...
Graham’s Birthday

Graham’s Birthday

Today is Graham Maxwell’s birthday. Our baby child is 25 years old. Yes, that’s hard to believe. For today’s blog, let’s read what Graham wrote in my book, Pause for Moms: As a kid growing up and playing basketball I wanted to be very...
a poem: “sometimes”

a poem: “sometimes”

(Originally published in Montage, Emmanuel College, 2015) “sometimes” sometimes the noise of silence and the closeness of distance remind me of how painful love really is. wanting and wishing while doubting and waiting, we question our worth and our value....
Pause: Forgetting

Pause: Forgetting

-Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or RIGHT HERE.   When I first think of forgetting, I remember that my left temporal lobe carries severe scar tissue. Things easy to remember before...