Category Archives: Life Lessons

Garden Shift: Finding New Places to Blossom

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

My war with the squirrels took a recent turn. Here’s why. I planted; they nibbled until the new blooms disappeared. They munched on the Shasta Daisy leaves until only stubs remained. Oh and the botanist who insisted that marigolds repeal squirrels, … Continue reading →

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Gardening and my Incorrigible Soul

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

Incorrigible: .    Firmly rooted; ineradicable: incorrigible faults. .    Difficult or impossible to control or manage: an incorrigible, spoiled child. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition http://www.wordnik.com/words/incorrigible Have you ever felt like your soul was incorrigible? I have. … Continue reading →

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Deferred Dreams

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” –Proverbs 13:11-13 My blogging friend, Slam Dunks, hit one out of the park with his latest post, “The Best that Never Was.” He writes about a … Continue reading →

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“If” by Rudyard Kipling: A Guide for Living and Relating

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

When my son approached manhood, I gave him Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If.” No other poem seemed to say all that my mother’s heart felt needed saying in order to prepare him for success in life: If you can keep your … Continue reading →

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Remember to Sing

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

Sometimes life goes backwards. You reconnect with a former friend who posts pictures on Facebook of your missionary outreach days in Budapest, Hungary. You look at you children ages four and seven and wonder under which carpet the Sandman swept … Continue reading →

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Serving in Systems: Creativity or Conformity?

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

Systems will always be with us. We humans band together in social units as small as two-party relationship and as large as corporations. Systems serve many purposes. One of which is to create structure for people to visualize, tackle, and … Continue reading →

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Face your Sunshine

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

“Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson This quote I read today stunned me. Now just so you know, I’m a quote lover, a collector of quotes, and a fashioner of … Continue reading →

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Surrender

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

Money vanishes on wings of circumstance—not as a homing pigeon returning to roost… but like a wild hawk breaking free of the tether. And yet, we mortals breathe in cultural winds that promise swift returns and scurry to fill the … Continue reading →

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Perspective

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

This morning I arise and wipe sleep from my eyes. Slumbering steps move me slowly towards the nook in the couch, the place where I think and write and listen.  Life direction moving forward? Check. Hold those whom I love … Continue reading →

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Ice and Roses: Cultivating True Treasures

Posted on April 16, 2011 by

“Our treasures are many…they just walk around in human form.” In these lean economic times, circumstances force us to simplify. We reduce our spending and weed out extravagances. In the process, we search for meaning. What is truly important? We … Continue reading →

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