-
Top Ten Moments that Bring Me Closer to God
What Brings You Closer to God? It’s those moments in a day where suddenly you feel joy and everything you were worried about disappears. The moments you want to cling to and shout, “This is what life is all about!.” Okay if you’re an extrovert you’ll want to shout. If you are quiet like me you’ll simply feel it and smile. Top 10 Moments That Bring Me Closer to God Laughing with Eric, Arielle, and Kai Writing for hours and feeling as though no time has passed Watching my kids’ excitement over a success Sitting with my cats When my dogs demand my attention and I stop and pet them…
-
Wisdom Wednesday: Energy
Wisdom Wednesday: Energy Being aware of the energy you add or take from interactions is a sophisticated technique that radically changes the outcomes of the conversations that fill your day. Seth Godin I like to surround myself with people who have high positive energy levels. They motivate me and intrigue me. My husband, Eric, is such a person. He walks into a room with his smile and slight bounce in his step and his energy is felt by everyone. My good friend Elena is exactly the same. They carry a light within that shines so bright you can’t help but smile and laugh when in their presence. What makes them…
-
Buddy and the Dog Beach
Buddy and The Dog Beach Who knew going to the dog beach could be so much fun! Here’s our latest Buddy adventure! Where are we going? Is that the beach? Bring on the Gulf of Mexico! Um…I really don’t think I need to swim. Someone play the theme to Chariots of Fire–I’m running! Houston we have a problem. Sand and slobber don’t mix. Wait I have an idea! Much better! Yeah, I dig the beach. Next time I’ll bring some tunes.
-
Wisdom Wednesday: Music
Music is my life, it is a refection of what I go through. Lenny Kravitz It’s amazing how a song can immediately lift my spirit or take me back in time to when I spent mornings in front of the mirror with a curling iron and spray seeing just how big my hair could be. However, music has always been in the background of my life. I knew what I liked and didn’t like but never gave much thought to the art itself. Now, that my son, Kai, spends hours creating and playing his music I’m curious about the process of writing songs. Where do they come from? How does he know which notes to play? Raising a son…
-
Push Across America!
Let me introduce you to an incredible young man! Ryan Chalmers is a wheelchair athlete at the University of Illinois. I’m very partial to the University of Illinois because my beautiful daughter, Arielle, goes there and is also a member of the team. Ryan is pushing across America using his racing wheelchair. He began yesterday in Los Angeles and will finish in New York. Check him out here on Good Morning America: Click on the picture to see the interview. Teachers this is a great opportunity to talk to your class about disabilities and the importance of determination and hard work. Hey, why not follow Ryan on his journey? Here’s the…
-
Wisdom Wednesday: Setting Goals
Wisdom Wednesday: Setting Goals Alice: But I just wanted to ask you which way I wanted to go. Cheshire Cat: Well that depends on where you want to get to. Alice: Oh, it really doesn’t matter. Cheshire Cat: Then it really doesn’t matter which way you go. I’ve always believed in setting goals. Most every inspirational book I read encourages doing so, however, sometimes the goal I set is so broad there are no specific details on how I’m going to reach my destination. It’s like saying I’m going to Illinois and simply getting in my car and driving without a GPS. I’d probably get there eventually but with my sense of direction it could take a…
