Shakin' The Salt

Do 70 years or 50 years or any number of years in a relationship represent unconditional love? Although we celebrate years of marriage, I have seen too many that often stayed together for the wrong r…

From the time we are born until the day we take our last breath, we are all searching for or yearning for love. It begins with our parents, friends, and “love life” through the years. The question is…

Most of us have either said or heard someone say “I hate you!” Taylor Swift says in a song that “Haters gonna hate.” It is so true that we cannot change what others feel, but we can take charge of ou…

All of us have times in our journey through life when we will slip and fall, or go through unexpected trials and sorrows. I always say “Where you have been hurt the most is where God will use you to …

No matter what our circumstances, we do not have to dwell on the negative or always seek the highs of life. There is an answer! I used to believe I couldn’t control my thoughts – but I have found tha…

Because I do so much work in teaching ladies in jail, and being part of women’s groups, and because my husband and I have a ministry, I often hear people describe me as being  “religious.” Although I…

When I was young I never thought about why an old person was mean. I just knew that my friends and I would try to get even with them, tease them, even harm their grass or flowers when we had a chance…

Self sabotage is the term used when we knowingly or unknowingly hurt or harm ourselves – verbally, emotionally, or even physically. Sometimes we are not even aware of the harm we are doing, but when …

Legal documents, contracts or even signing marriage licenses can be really scary! We always have the question, “What if?” I used to bully my younger brother and pin him down, and making him tell me h…

Surveys show that one of the most admired traits in people, no matter what their “walk of life” is confidence. Surveys also show that most of us would like to have more confidence. We don’t like haug…

What are you thinking about? Is it uplifting and positive or negative and degrading? Most of us, if we are honest, talk to ourselves and tell us things wrong about us, mistakes we have made, problems…

My Mama Bootsie who acquired her name in college in the 1940’s, has always loved purple. And everyone has always loved my  Mama. Only one person ever hurt her and broke her heart – me! Yet she did my…

Most of us recognize pride as it shows in others; and it certainly isn’t attractive as it comes out. There are four basic symptoms of pride, and I challenge you to search yourself and see if there be…

Having travelled in all 50 states and 65 foreign countries, I have had more adventures and taken more risks than 95% of the world’s population. From scubing diving in Australia’s great-barriar reef t…

Most of us have dealt with depression to a certain degree, either personally or through a friend or family member. Often there is a chemical imbalance which may be the source of the depression, and i…

I love the idea of using the PIES to chart to help balance one’s life, because it makes such sense. The P stands for the physical parts of our life, the I stands for the intellectual E is for emotion…

Dr. Peppers recently was invited to speak at a women’s conference on the topic of Gracefully Broken. Using several examples of people in she knows, including her own story, she also shared people in …

How many of us can say that we have never been bullied? Most of us would say that it was just a part of growing up and we all dealt with it. But in the world of technology and with weapons so easily …

Most people think you have to be alone to feel lonely, but that is not true. You can be in a room with 100 people, or even be with your own spouse and still feel lonely. Since loneliness is listed as…

He was a WWII Navy Pilot and successful business man, but I was his Baby Girl. I have come to understand how hard it is for people who have never had a close, loving relationship with their own  fath…