10 x 40 14 Aug 2013 | 12:09 am

"Goals are Dreams with Deadlines" December 23, 2014 I turn 40.  I have a year and 4(+) months... almost a year and a half.   I've made 10 attainable but decent sized goals to shoot for by 40. 1.  S....

Radical Optimism 10 Jul 2013 | 08:00 pm

I have always been a glass half full kind of girl.  I generally trust people and see the good in them until proven otherwise rather than being skeptical.  Maybe some would say to the point of naivete ...

Veggies At OUR Office? 2 May 2013 | 11:58 pm

This week,  I determined to watch what I'm spending; specifically in the area of food.  Since I'm single and social I eat on the go a lot.  I do a lot of absent minded spending (and eating).   (Yes, I...

Wealth in the Form of Skin 3 Feb 2013 | 01:27 am

We used to sing this song at a church I attended that said "When I think of His goodness and what He's done for me; when I think of His goodness and how He set me free I could dance, dance, dance, dan...

Heart Stretched 1 Feb 2013 | 07:13 pm

I'm restless. After returning from a whirlwind trip to Ethiopia with Compassion International  (see my blogs at my wjtl blog) I am now in that strange place where it feels like my heart is stretched ...

Finding Community 22 Nov 2012 | 01:25 am

Today I am feeling especially warm... admittedly partially due to the warm wool sweater I am wearing... but more-so because I am really thinking about the blessing of  being involved in Community (not...

The Art of Saying No 17 Sep 2012 | 12:03 am

Who knows how many times I've blogged on this subject, but here I go again. I'm constantly learning the art of "No".  It's a work in progress. I had someone ask me to bake something for a church eve...

Crank It Up 17 Aug 2012 | 12:23 am

I turn up the volume to drown out the noise turn up the volume for inspiration I turn up the volume so I feel the beat turn up the volume for motivation Lets turn up the volume on giving out prai....

Making Progress 12 Jul 2012 | 11:01 pm

How to Not Miss Out 9 Jun 2012 | 11:57 am

Ever since I was little I have had the tendancy to worry about missing something.  If I was outside playing i wondered what conversation, snack or tv show were they enjoying inside?   Go to bed?  NO W...