Bloom Where You are Planted

Bloom Where You are Planted

The title of this blog is from a song that women used to sing over and over at the Women’s Retreats at Camp Peniel where I was the Executive Director for almost 25 years. They loved the song because it resonated with all of them no matter what your age or stage in...

One Day

This was a quote on Pinterest which the folks there thought I would like because I love quotes and have a few hundred in all manner of places. The front of my Bible is filled with them, as well as books, notebooks, and folders on the computer hold the rest! Quotes...
You are a Tapestry

You are a Tapestry

“Cross bearing is the long lesson of our mortal life,” wrote J.I. Packer. “It is a part of God’s salvation, called sanctification. It is a lesson set before us every moment of every day. If life were an art lesson we could describe it as a process of finding how to...

Unworthiness

It would seem when I have talked to some of my clients lately this word, unworthiness, or a fact simile, come up. This is so sad. I know that horrible, all consuming, feeling of sadness. It affects almost every decision you make in life. You are not sure you ‘deserve’...
International Women’s Day – Part 2

International Women’s Day – Part 2

My last blog mentioned my growing up years and how they were not stereotypical. I got as far as my 30 married years and sharing roles on who did what. Now I wasn’t as keen on chopping wood, and I’m still not, but with the wood furnace in the basement, I must cut...