It's a sobering thing to realize what lies between us and our "somedays" are often silent little thieves. They create doubt and make us question our abilities, our worth and the validity of our hopes and dreams. They steal our confidence and our ambition. And they leave us feeling defeated before we take a single step toward the someday that always finds its way in the forefront of our mind. Sure, life gets busy. We're all stretched thin. There are a plethora of distractions, all vying for urgency in our days. Yet it's the somedays our heart craves. It's the somedays our spirit longs to revive. In every life, it's the somedays that bring fresh hope to the parched places of our soul. Perhaps deciding to assign urgency to even one is the first step to getting our Continue Reading
Sweet Reminders For a Life Lived Well
All of life deserves to be remembered. It's in the remembering that we find meaning and purpose for where we've been and where we're going. Where perspective and courage become companions for the days ahead. Where hope and grace grow through the promise of a better tomorrow. And it's in this promise that we find space for our legacy to thrive, even during the difficult and untimely challenges that threaten to upset our best laid plans for the future. If we can see the promise, then we can continue to move forward. We can dig deep and press through the hardships. We can cling to the hope-filled confirmations along the way and rest assured that our labor will not be in vain. When I wrote my legacy mission statement over 20 years ago, it wasn't something I woke up one day and Continue Reading