Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks

I know. It isn’t November. No Thanksgiving meal is being cooked. June just started but I can’t stop thinking about giving thanks. I am thankful for books to read. I’ll probably give you readers another list of suggested books soon. The words and...
A Note to Calvin Miller

A Note to Calvin Miller

(Three years ago I wrote this blog to Calvin Miller, one of my favorite authors of all time. He has been on my mind this week, so I wanted to send this again.) Another Day Along the Way Thursday, August 23, 2012 Another day, We looked forward to your visit. Plans had...
Pause: Going

Pause: Going

-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.   Yes, people make a difference. Kind people. Friendly people. They can make the lonely feel not so alone. They can help the sad learn to...
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,...
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....