Ramblings and Observations

When they are crushed and strained, grapes become wine. When seeds find themselves in damp, dark places, they sprout into bounty and beauty. Under pressure,

This month I’m mixing two very different practices. First, the Christian Advent Calendar with its little doors or tabs that have a surprise gift inside.   Second,

You may expect a November blog to be about thankfulness. Well. . . it is and it isn’t. First, let’s talk about expectations. The year-end holidays

At some time in our lives we are encouraged to save our money for a rainy day. Perhaps, what you save is simply those pennies,

Do you find it challenging to make decisions or manage change? Are your decision factors fuzzy? Does it stress you out to determine what’s next?

I missed the road I intended to take as a short cut on my long drive home. Then I missed the turn that would have

Our lives are full of changes. We effortless glide through the little ones. The ones we choose to make are often quite easy. Sometimes, we

What does it mean to thrive? How do we thrive through change?  In this interview I talk about what thriving means to me and many of

Parts of our planet Earth look so fractured from 30,000’ above. As a result of millennials of change, our planet has reacted to the flow

We’re several weeks into Fall now. The leaves are turning colors and falling from the trees. The words dance through my head and my mind