Inspiration

I woke up really, really tired this morning.  Okay, I guess it is bad to start out a blog post that way, but it’s true.  I guess we all have those mornings.  Those mornings where we just want to pull the covers back over us, take a deep breath, snuggle in and sleep…and sleep some […]

Weekend Blessings!  Yes, I know it is Black Friday weekend and the biggest shopping weekend for a lot of us.  But you can still make the days count! Don’t count the days.  Make the days count. ~Muhammad Ali For a lot of people, this weekend marks the time when people start counting down until Christmas, […]

I’m saying it all the time…”Life is so short”.  Even if we live a long, healthy life, life is so short.  Can you believe that we have only 1 1/2 months left in 2017?  Our Thanksgiving Holiday is next week.  Before you know it, Christmas will be here.  And then we move into 2018.  I […]

We all get angry.  And we all say things we don’t mean when we are angry.  But don’t let your emotions make you use cruel words.  There’s a difference between saying something that isn’t good and using cruel words.  Cruel words can wound the heart and soul and can take years to repair.  Some damage […]

It’s hard for me to be around people who can’t admit that they’re wrong.  I can’t sympathize or empathize with them.  Saying a simple “I’m sorry” or “What I did was wrong” isn’t who they are.  When a person has this characteristic, they also have another characteristic: they aren’t successful.  They aren’t successful in their […]

Remembering our Loved Ones who are in Heaven this Thanksgiving. I have several loved ones in heaven who, since their passing, Holidays haven’t been the same.  I have an uncle, brother-in-law and my beloved grandmother who have all passed on. Thanksgiving has always been a wonderful time for our family.  We were all together each […]

Over the last few years, I have routinely looked at “Cowboy Ethics” by James P. Owen as a guide for daily living.  The iconic cowboy represents everything great about America.  They are courageous, they work hard and they live and work with moral values.  As part of the book, James Owen translated the unwritten Code […]

Sometimes you may think that the life you were “given” was bad from the get-go, that you didn’t have a chance to make your life good. But really, we are all given the same life.  It’s what we do with it that makes it good or bad. We are not given a good life or […]

We don’t meet people by accident. I’m sure you’ve heard this a million times.  But have you ever stopped to think about it?  Everyone you meet, every single one you meet, you meet for a reason.  The person you met at the gas station when you stopped to fill up?  There’s a reason.  The person […]