Spend a few minutes soaking up the sun beside a pool of children and I guarantee you will hear frequently the phrase Watch Me! I’m sure there is an existing study that can precisely predict how many times it will be said during a swimming adventure; but my guesstimate is that it is a fairly …
Category: Relational Equity
37 Words
“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” On today’s 50th anniversary, June 23, of Public Law 92-318, more commonly known as Title IX, I reflect …
Holy Confidence
Psalm 139 is such a wonderful reminder of the promises of God that a few years ago, I printed copies to leave sitting on the table next to my chair, on a clipboard in my office, and on the nightstand—all with the intent of memorizing these valuable reminders so that they would always be easily …
Aggravation
My friends Fran and Angela produce a podcast entitled Rambling Through Everyday Life that is both enjoyable and insightful; and today, I might offer that Christie and Julie have a similar, albeit different take, as we engage in an unpublished version of “Walking Through Everyday Life.” During our summer morning strolls, we discuss anything and …
Never-Failing Friend
Who wouldn’t fancy listing one of their life goals to be a Never-Failing Friend? Seriously, do you know anyone who desires that any Relational Equity they cultivate to be marred by failure? But guess what? All of us, including me, will fall short if the bar we set is to be a Never-Failing Friend, because …
Absolutely Not
Absolutely Not! Perhaps I’m the only person who dares utter these words in my conversations with God, but it does indeed happen. And it’s not as if my refusal is related to Him asking me to sell all my worldly goods, resign from my vocation, and move to some distant non-English-speaking country. There’s only this …
Show Up
“Just Show Up…with intentionality, recognizing that the words you use, the actions you display are going to have an impact on someone whether you intend that to happen or not.” These wise words were shared by Pharmacy Professor Kim Jones during a 2022 chapel service and resonated deeply with me as she shared of a …
Building a Household
If I were to ask you to take a few moments and describe your Household, what descriptors would you select? Would you describe the physical aspects of your home? The people who live inside? The U.S. Census Bureau’s definition is this: “A household includes the related family members and all the unrelated people, if any, …
Eight Decades
Since we don’t really have a voice into whose family we are born, I feel extremely blessed to have been offered the opportunity to be a part of multiple families—both those who share genetic material with me and those who share their lives with me! Attempting to use words here to express my profound gratitude …
Just Walk
“Ten thousand steps. Roughly, that’s the distance you travel sunrise to sunset, each and every day of your life. It adds up to about 115,000 miles in a lifetime—or more than four times around this big blue planet of ours. With that said, just one question: Are you using your steps wisely?” This challenge comes …
Flourishing @ Life 