Daylight shines brightly from the reflected February snow over the black dining table in my home, highlighting the fact that it hasn’t been dusted in a while; however, there is a valid reason the dust bunnies are flourishing on my table, since no one has pulled up a chair in at least a month. This …
Category: Relational Equity
Gift of Winter by Beth Madison
Many times, God uses a time of mourning, even periods of Silent Grief, to activate joy which sprouts and blooms along with tears of weeping to bring the harvest of dancing, as seen in Psalm 30:11. As well as I know these truths in my head, my heart still yearns to refuse these realities since …
I Surrender
by John Byl, CSKLS Colleague and Friend (May 3, 2021) I surrender: To an Unknown Future, and an Uneasy Present & Surgical Oncologist Report The CT scan showed that I have two masses on my liver and a lesion on a vertebrae. The Surgical Oncologist is especially concerned with a lesion on the vertebrae …
Drowning in Doubt
Recently, when debating a wise answer to a professional invitation, a seasoned-at-life family member posed the question to me, “Will it be a burden or a joy?” My initial response was, “Both!” However, as I ponder both the opportunity and the question, a part of me feels as if I am Drowning in Doubt. These …
Teach Me
In one of my earliest posts entitled Just Be Curious, I divulged how grateful I am for people willing to risk admitting they lack some knowledge of a topic and are willing to ask thoughtful questions. More often than not, I strongly encourage a practice known as Appreciative Inquiry (AI), especially when engaging in building …
Through It All
Experiencing an immense amount of insecurity when it comes to writing this blog and feeling less than confident about sharing personal insights about what the Lord is revealing throughout this research on the topic of a flourishing life, I am convinced that Through It All, there is perhaps a purpose somewhere in all my mess. …
Appreciative Inquiry
It’s been a challenging eight months since the post entitled Attitude and Gratitude was posted to this blog, and it will likely be another three months before this one publishes for you to read, but for some reason, this stubborn lady is still struggling with having an attitude of gratitude and appreciation. What’s ironic, is …
Encountering Expectation
Not being a connoisseur of fine art, I can count on one hand the times that I’ve been so transfixed by someone’s work that I felt this overwhelming desire to just be still and soak it all in. For me, this usually occurs when viewing the talents of gifted photographers like Megan Shaw and Shawn …
Side-by-Side Conversations
“Teamwork makes the dream work.” Yes, I have actually uttered those words, and during a recent endeavor between athletics and academics where we all contributed items for a successful luncheon and were standing in the gymnasium lobby, I heard one of the coaches voice this phrase about cooperation too. For many of us, teamwork is …
A La Carte
Just in case there is anyone reading this blog who has never seen an a la carte menu, Trip Advisor offers the following definition, “A la carte refers to choosing off the menu - choose what you want and pay the individual menu prices for each item. This is usually opposed to 'table d'hôte' which means a fixed price meal.” …
Flourishing @ Life 