Two years ago, while browsing social media, the phrase Cows Don’t Give Milk seized my attention, and I wish I knew who to credit for the original posting; however, the note in my phone listed the author as unknown. Fast forward to the present-day rumination on this story and I discover there is an actual …
Category: Flourishing
Let It Go
Long before Queen Elsa belted the song in Disney’s Frozen, the phrase Let It Go was used to encourage people to stop worrying about things that were outside of their control. Perhaps it also implies that a person should consider Movin’ On from something that happened in their past. What’s funny is that I can’t …
Build a Boat
When was the last time hearing the lyrics of a song led you to conduct an internet search to answer the following question: How long does it take to Build a Boat? I’m flabbergasted if that was not an item on your week’s to-do list! (Insert sarcasm here). If you don’t track with the connections …
Looks Easy
Looks Easy! Have you ever made this statement out loud, or at least allowed it to run through your mind as you watched someone perform a task? Perhaps you logged onto the internet to search for a how-to video to make a simple household repair. There are entire networks on cable television and oodles of …
Junk Drawer
What is the state of your Junk Drawer? You know you have one! You may call it something else, but you have that space somewhere. Heather Creekmore asks, “Where do you put that random screw that must go to something but needs a home until you identify where? Random lids, twist ties, and pens, lots …
New Kentucky Home
Weep no more, my lady! It’s now been one month since the second moving truck (the first one broke down and they had to reload a new one—don’t even get me started on the phrase If it can go wrong, it will) pulled into the long white driveway of my rental house in Campbellsville. After …
But God
But God…those are the two words penned this morning on the handout containing the lyrics to the music for the Easter service. Digging a pen out of the bottom of my purse, trying to get the ink to flow before I forgot the words that Eugene shared from Ephesians 2:4, I hastily scribbled But God…The …
16th Second
After 30 years in education, I would admit that I’ve heard my fair share of commencement speeches—some memorable, others not. There is often an underlying theme of something along the lines of “go out and conquer the world.” I even ask, that during a life calling assignment, my students listen to an excerpt from a …
Asking Over Assuming
Recently, I was the beneficiary of several intriguing insights while engaging in a Walk and Talk with Makayla, one of which relates to how we both delight when an author uses a phrase that captures a concept we’ve been mulling over, especially when we have been struggling to articulate it in a specific way. Even …
Grumbling to Grateful
Except for some disappointment that one area of my life did not really turn out as I had once dreamed, I would mostly describe myself as an optimistic, hopeful, glass-half-full type of person. However, without a clear explanation as to what has changed in the last few years, I’m experiencing a bit of a struggle …
Flourishing @ Life 