Looking up at the startled women around me, “I’m good” is cheerfully uttered while quickly stumbling to my feet. During a warm-up jumping jack, I’ve dropped to the ground for no apparent reason. My knee hurts but I push on, realizing weeks later I’ve torn my ACL. Life just became more complicated. Flash forward six months …
Relationships take time and effort. Anyone who is married, has a best friend or family understands this. If you care about someone, you make the time and build the relationship. At times it may be a struggle, but nurturing healthy relationships creates a stronger bond. I make the effort for some relationships more than others. …
The world around us defines love in many ways. Jesus didn’t offer a definition, he gave a commandment and his life. Jesus is asked and tells us in Matthew 22:36-39- 36 “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” 37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all …
I’m still juggling, how about you? Day in and day out, we juggle all we want to do, need to do and feel we should do. Something has to change however, when life becomes more about the juggling and less about what we’re juggling. My juggling act has been under evaluation lately. While evaluating and …
Paying attention, I quickly catch and then carefully toss them again in the air. The effort and attention needed to keep all the balls in the air is exhausting. While every ball is important, some are precious. I attempt to give more attention to the precious balls but cannot, because here comes another one in …