“Life, we think, is simply a series of tasks to perform, a list of things to do: get the job, buy the house, finish the degree, have the children, do the work. It takes years to figure out, if we ever do, that life is not a task at all. Life is far more difficult [...]
Archive for the tag 'The Book Project'
February 3 2011
Unspoken Prayer
It has been an interesting week for me, feeling a little overwhelmed with book writing, job hunting, and keeping my balance. I wrote this poem back in December and now have it as part of my book. She Moved Mountains is still in progress, and while I may be a little slower than I want [...]
January 28 2011
What is Your Mack Truck Experience?
As I was getting lost in the world of Twitter this morning, and clicking over to websites to meet new people, I remembered a conversation I had with my friend Jay Heinlein. We were talking about my own memoir called She Moved Mountains, and he suggested I talk to people about their own life stories, [...]
November 24 2010
Happy Thanks Living!
I saw a church sign this week that said, “Thanksgiving is nice but Thanks Living is better.” I love the idea that every day I get up and walk in gratefulness for my life- the people, the things, the blessings that fill me with joy. So often we look at the things we don’t have [...]
November 1 2010
Book Writing and Sudoku
Sudoku is one of my favorite brain games, and even though I don’t have the patience for the wicked ones, I do like keep my brain thinking by challenging it with numbers. There comes a point in the game, after you have coded each box with the possibilities, when filling in one more number will [...]
October 14 2010
How abundant is your life?
We would give anything for what we have. Tony Hoagland When I saw this quote today, I knew that I would have to write about it. In this season of harvesting the crops and all the bounty of the land, we forget to look at the abundance of our own lives. I have been in [...]
October 5 2010
What if We Really Trusted God?
So how would your day be different if you really trusted that God would not let you down? This is the question my fifteen year old has been pondering this week, and I have been pondering along with her. My initial answer would be that I would live without fear, because I would know deep [...]
September 13 2010
Gratitude
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough. Meister Eckhart I had the luxury of spending the weekend at the family cabin on Columbine Lake right outside Grand Lake. It was an amazing weekend to spend by myself, organizing my journal from 15 years ago [...]
August 25 2010
Speaking Your Truth: Be Inspired!
Today is the day! Please order your Speaking Your Truth book at Amazon.com This book is a great read in itself or an inspiring gift for a friend, colleague, or family member. Be inspired by women’s stories about Finding Your Path, Health and Healing, Family Matters, Love and Abuse, Faith and Spirituality and Self-Discovery. I [...]
August 15 2010
Tell Your Story
Yesterday we celebrated family birthdays at my sister-in-laws house. As she handed my daughter her birthday gift, she handed me a gift too and said she couldn’t wait until Christmas. Congratulations were in order now. It was a beautiful hanging angel that says,”Tell Your Story.” I nearly cried because I was so touched that she [...]
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