Have you ever noticed how certain words seem to resonate with you differently at different times in your life? Like a melody, a smell, or a place, words attach themselves to memories and often come to symbolize not just that moment, but reflect a deeper sense of self attached to it. I’ve long held a […]

December is here, in all of its bright and glittery fullness, as our season of waiting. For Christians, we are in the season of Advent – a time for anticipating the birth of Jesus Christ, and preparing for his return. For our society in general, this month is full of anticipation for the secular version […]

I recently finished a book entitled “Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle Earth” by John Garth. For Tolkien fans, it is a delightfully insightful journey through his days just before and during the formative years of World War I. John Garth’s perspective and narrative are equal to the monumental task of artfully reporting […]

Wired within each of us is the desire to be helpful, to be generous with ourselves. We are made to give and naturally seek ways to actualize this innate spirit. Every day, we are given many opportunities to be generous but often fail to see them. One reason for this is due to the barrage […]

Our blessings reflect the Divine in our lives.   Our gratitude echoes hope in His promise.   Our sharing manifests these gifts in loving action.

Many years ago, I worked for a high growth company that had a very robust sales culture. Highly driven and highly paid, sales people were pushed hard to achieve sales goals and there was little organizational patience for bad sales days and no patience for bad sales months. Within that company, we had an expression […]

What comes to your mind when you hear the word surrender? A white flag? An army laying down their arms? A criminal coming out with his hands up as the police close-in? Giving up? The word evokes many negative images. We associate surrender with an end: the end of a chase, a battle, an argument, […]

Memory is such a strange thing. Clear in so many ways and foggy in others. Forgetting is often a gift as it assists us in moving on. Yet, sometimes it makes us lose sight of the lessons, moments, and delights that presented themselves to our previous selves. Even worse, memory frequently twists itself in and […]