Plan to Win

December 20, 2015

Seven Ways to Win More Doubles Matches 1. Choose a partner that you jell with. Come together after each point to erase the last one and create a positive expectancy about the next one. 2. Be wise in the backcourt and ravenous at net. Poach when you are ahead. 3. Take coach Leslie Allen’s advice […]

A life well lived

December 20, 2015

‘Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.’ Vicky Corona

What if….

December 20, 2015

Every person in your life has an emotional bank account. What’s preventing you from growing that account with positive deposits each day?

Play Day

December 20, 2015

Teri had just returned from a vacation in Marco Island, Florida. She was sharing photos with her book bulb buddies when she came across this picture. ‘This was the best day of the entire trip. I learned two important things that day in the dolphin pool. The first is that dolphins seem to smile more […]

Inch by Inch

December 20, 2015

The sky’s the limit when you take it one step at a time and keep your eye on the goal.

Delight

December 20, 2015

Lindsey and Marshall know firsthand how profound the word delight is. Synonyms include enchant, captivate, thrill, amuse, and entertain. When a very young cowboy met these kiddos Friday night, he recalled the same feeling of joy as a new parent so long ago. How fortunate are these two parents and what great delight they’ll savor […]

The five toughest words

December 20, 2015

Craig began speaking this morning about forgiveness. He talked about how everyone has experienced relational ‘dings’/ bumps in the road with family or friends. Craig said that he was ‘ridicuously rebellious’ in his teen years and that his father became obsessed with work and emotionally absent from the family. You could hear a pin drop […]

Hang On

December 20, 2015

If hope was a rope could you summon the strength to hang on for dear life? Hang on tight, with all your might….tomorrow everything could turn out right.

Finally a solution

December 19, 2015

The XMark Theatre chain has long been recognized as a leader in movie management circles. They brought us reserved seating with waiters, free popcorn and drinks, and online purchasing of tickets. Their latest invention was announced by Cody (head usher) tonight as he introduced the film Bridge of Spies starring Tom Hanks. He reinforced the […]

A New Day

December 19, 2015

Many times just a glimmer of hope is all that’s needed. It can burn away the clouds of doubt and signal a new day pregnant with possibilities.

Young at Heart

December 19, 2015

“You don’t have to act your age. You don’t even have to feel it. And if it does attempt to elbow its way into your life, you do not have to pay attention. If I am out shopping and I hear music playing in a store, I start to dance. If I want to sing,I […]

Clarity

December 19, 2015

Allison comes often to this secluded shore at dusk. It’s where, she says…..’I can sort things out and tap into my soul.’ Free from distractions, Ali can spend two hours writing in her journal and taking walks on the beach. She phoned her mom last night and said that this alone time near the water […]

The Gift of Children

December 19, 2015

This is just too good not to pass on to all. Something absolutely positive for a change. I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way. It’s nice, The government recently calculated the cost of raising a […]

Appreciate

December 19, 2015

Have you ever seen anything in your life more wonderful than the way the sun, every evening, relaxed and easy, floats toward the horizon and into the clouds or the hills, or the rumpled sea, and is gone– and how it slides again out of the blackness, every morning, on the other side of the […]

Guilt Trip

December 19, 2015

‘You think that I don’t comprehend….that I do not know that you are going to Mexico again. I’m not blind, you know. The suitcases by the bed once more. Do you not realize how much I loathe that boarding place? It’s really like an animal prison and yes, I feel like an inmate the entire […]

The Call That Changed It All

December 19, 2015

It was an autumn day much like this one The year was ’88 We were content and carefree—-no worries-no complaints Yet something was missing Until the call that changed it all “It’s a girl”, the caller said And our hearts skipped a beat How were we to know The missing piece was here…. The daughter […]

Self Compassion

December 19, 2015

Accept who you are……smile at the you who’s in the mirror….I dare you to. Or….if you’d like, make the silliest face ever and then go out and live like the little kid you used to be…..content with the miracle of today…..not getting stuck in the past or fretting about the future.

Emil’s Robe

December 19, 2015

Each morning I slip into Emil’s robe fetch the paper and peruse the news between spoonfuls of raisin bran and cheerios It’s as regular as a heartbeat One early morning it dawned on me that the man who now inhabits Emil’s robe doesn’t fill it out the way he did Oh, it fits fine…..that’s not […]

Soar

December 19, 2015

“If you want to soar high in life, you have to give up the things and people that weigh you down.” Rashida Rowe

Grit

December 18, 2015

There are times in all of our lives when everything seems upside down and out of order. It’s then that you must hold on and have faith that ‘this too shall pass.’