Look at many people and you’ll see it. Head down, attention focused on their phone or device more than in real life. We rely so much on communicating with others via text or social media that in-person communication is becoming a lost art. Even calling someone generates fear in some! Enough. In my quest to …
Ever feel like you’re missing your life? We blink and the kids are grown or aging parents suddenly need us. And those dreams or plans we had for our lives? They now seem out of reach as we wonder where the time went or why we were not purposefully present. “Life moves pretty fast. If …
There are a lot of ‘P’ words floating around my mind lately. Being present and a presence. God’s presence, additional p words (more on that in a moment) and now there’s also purpose. Our pastor spoke on our purpose Sunday and it prompted me revisit mine. Have you ever considered the pursuit of purpose? After I …
If there’s one thing I’m sure of, it’s God’s present presence with me. Ever since I began to better understand God and His love for me, I knew He was with me. It was just a given. One that I sadly took for granted, at times. But whenever I needed Him–in times of pain, grief, …
Relentless. It was one word my son used to describe me for my 50th birthday. It’s not a word I would have used to describe myself, but in retrospect, I’m happy he sees me that way. Going one step further, I hope I am a relentless, joyful presence. As parents, we need to be relentless …