7 Tools to Help Survive the Storms of Life
Are you in a storm? You know what they say, “You’re either going into a storm, in the midst of a storm or coming out of a storm.” In the sea of life, storms come and storms go, and we … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Perseverance
When It Is Not About You
Lately, like so many of you, I have been going through some stuff. Last Thursday morning, I could not wait to meet my friend for breakfast at Cracker Barrel. You see, she is going through some of the same stuff, … Continue reading →
Uranium in a Basement
Do you ever feel like you are stuck in a rut? Like you are not making a difference? No matter how hard you try, do you feel like this little light of yours is hidden under a bushel (whatever that … Continue reading →
When The Mountain Is Too Big
Got burdens? Got trials? Most people do! Sometimes we face mountains, trials and heartaches, way bigger than we are and beyond our ability to conquer. As we try to climb our huge mountains, often we dangle from the end of … Continue reading →
Savor This Christmas
…We can remember yesterday. We can dream about tomorrow. But today is the only day we can savor. Last week after my friend Cathy’s heart surgery, the nurse gave her only a small sip of ice water, and told her … Continue reading →
Surgery for Christmas
Cathy McCormick is my sister, not by blood, but by choice. She is one of those special people that everybody loves as soon as they meet her. But you will have to get your own best friend, because she is … Continue reading →
The Thanksgiving Thorns
This time of year, I love sharing my favorite Thanksgiving story with my family and friends. It is a sweet reminder that, even through hardship, I still have so much to be grateful for. I hope the story blesses your … Continue reading →
Wait. Pray. Hope. Believe. Repeat.
One morning in the summer of 2016, I woke up feeling better than I had felt in years. The debilitating nerve pain of RSD that had come to rule my life since my breast cancer surgeries five years before had … Continue reading →
5 Ways to Prepare For The Change of Season
Well, I guess it must finally be here. Are you feeling the undeniable cool breeze of Fall like I am? Yesterday, I stepped outside in the late afternoon and had to go back inside to grab a jacket. Then it … Continue reading →
A Mammogram Saved My Life
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. While the leaves are turning orange, our country is turning pink as a reminder that breast cancer is a killer that affects one in eight women. I have had my own battle with breast … Continue reading →