Shakin' The Salt

If you were in the middle of a horrible dilemma and thought you were surely doomed, and then someone gave you a secret weapon, wouldn’t it be a shame to not use it? Would you just toss it aside becau…

When you’re faced with a dilemma where you truly can do nothing about it, isn’t it time to surrender? I have a friend who was put on hospice last week, and there is absolutely nothing she can do. She…

You may or may not be celebrating the 4th of July this year. Either way, everything has changed. No more city or county gatherings, no big barbeques and parades. But we can still celebrate America. O…

An old adage from Robert Burns is “the best made plans of mice and men often go awry.” The Bible puts it, “man may plan his way but God directs his steps.” I had a birthday this past week, and it was…

Recent happenings caused me to have a great conversation with an African American friend.  I learned instead of hearing what she was saying, I was  instead planning  how to convince her I wasn’t prej…

Have you ever gotten so fed up with a situation that you just wanted to scream – or worse? I can picture several situations that might lead to this – the kids, the job, your spouse, yourself, corona?…

Have you ever just needed a good friend to talk to or cry with and no one was there? I have only felt that way a few times in my life, but those few times were monumental! I am the type of person tha…

“I hate it when you talk like that!”  Have you ever had a friend or family member who, instead of angry and loud, was sweet and gentle and kind? Do you wish you could be like him or her?

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I’m so worried about all that is going on! I just can’t stop thinking about it! Help! How do you  stop worrying and being anxious with all that is going on today? There is a way!  You can overcome yo…

How can we possibly celebrate Mothers Day with all that is going on this year? Or what if we didn’t look forward to it in the first place? For some, their mother is deceased, or perhaps they never ha…

What good could possibly come from a universal pandemic? Will things ever be the same again? How can things ever be normal when we have gone through all these changes? What if I answered with ,”Yes, …

When I was still teaching high school, and even into teaching college, I learned students of all ages, including myself, do much better when beginning each day on a positive note. We especially need …

Of all the things I’ve ever lost, I miss my mind the most! This funny tee-shirt  quote is a favorite of many. I am not ridiculing true mental illness but intend this for those of us that some days tr…

The “death plague” had been assigned for all of the first born males of Jewish families under bondage in Egypt. Moses was about to lead his people out of captivity and into The Promised Land; but how…

When our life is turned upside down, the scariest part is not knowing the future! A worldwide pandemic is the 911, Cold War , and WWII scare of this generation. For our parents or grandparents, the 1…

No one is enjoying this season of life, being isolated, fearful and unsure of when this will all be over! We have never experienced anything like this, at least not universally. Most of our tragedies…

How can you be so carefree during all of this? Can you not see that our whole world is being changed forever? These are questions I have been recently asked as I talk to friends and relatives. But th…

1)  Green beer, green popcorn, Irish food, Kiss me I’m Irish! But do you know the real story of St. Patrick? He was real but he wasn’t a saint…at least not like you think. At age 16 he was kidnapped …

Most people don’t want to burden others with their trials; thus when we ask them how they are doing, they often say “Oh, I’m hanging in there.” But if this is our only option when we face the trials …

Drugs, alcohol, cigarettes and other substances often are considered items of addiction. But what about food, sex, pornography, video games, and anything else that consumes most of our time, thought …