Follow Well. Lead Well.
My heart aches. It is a twisted, steady ache, that cannot be contained alone by my heart as it works its way down to my gut, into my now clinched fists and reaches up to my tight, ruffled brow. This sorrow must escape, so the tears flow, somewhat expectantly — slowly down my cheeks, for …
In my upbringing, Lent was a time of the year when I ate fish on Fridays and I gave up something like chocolate. In my mind, Lent was about self-denial — and this was just suppose to be good for me. So, sometime like on the Tuesday before Lent commenced, I tried to decide what …
The conversation went something like this: “I am giving up chocolate. What are you giving up? I am going to give up chocolate too. What about you Cindy, what are you going to give up? Well, I don’t really go to church or anything, but I think I will give up chocolate as well.” This …
My family has easily been entertained at times, searching for and finding Waldo. You are probably familiar with these fun, but peculiar books, with an assortment of wacky and whimsical pictures and Waldo somewhere hidden within. I often picked up one of these books, in years past, to help the kids (and me) endure long …
Dating and relationships are topics that come up frequently in the world I live in. College students, young adults on my staff team and the three teenagers of my own have me thinking about dating a lot. Overall, things have changed in the dating world since I was in college. As we know, it is …
It is obvious which holiday is quickly approaching, for the red and pink cards in the seasonal greeting card section remind all shoppers of the latest sentiment to give. The hearts of chocolates are enticing me to buy a little something for myself. Soon the tents with flowers and stuffed bears will arrive in grocery …
