Tag: gratitude

Life has a way of marching forward and there are seasons of growth and change and seasons of prioritizing what we invest our time in. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (ESV) sums it up rather eloquently: “1For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time...

Crunch. The impact slammed me forward and my seat belt jerked me back. That did NOT just happen, I thought, my mind surprised and incredulous. It didn’t take long for it to become a believer. I had definitely been rear-ended on the interstate, on a Friday night, no less....

I heard recently that “Happiness is reality minus expectations.”[1] That quote had me pondering over how many happy “now” moments are missed because we are consumed with our expectations of a future “now.” For me, being present in the “now” can be challenging since I’m a planner and like...

It’s Thanksgiving week! When recalling the extremes we’ve witnessed this year, such as natural disasters, civil unrest, fear-driven hysteria, and restrictions that threaten our constitutional rights (oh, and let’s not forget the great toilet paper “shortages” of 2020), it can be difficult to feel grateful.  But if we take...

After a particularly busy week between work and family stuff, I finally went grocery shopping this past Friday with plans to get the ingredients needed for a different method of meal prep that I wanted to try (more on that soon). Several hours and stores later, I exited Trader...

I recently wore my Keen sandals out completely. Now, granted, they probably should have been replaced a few years ago, but in my mind, they were still functional, so I kept using them. Last October’s trip to Arizona found me super gluing the straps back into the foot bed...

Two and half years and three weeks. That’s approximately 30.75 months, which equals about 133.36 weeks, which equates to roughly 934.50 days. That is how much time has elapsed since the night my world exploded in a t-bone collision. Some days, it seems like it was just yesterday. Other...

When all you see in the news these days is story after story of mayhem, violence, murder, destruction, injustice, fear, and complete pandemonium, it can be overwhelming, discouraging, and stressful.  Quite frankly, I’m over it.  It makes me sick to my stomach. We can’t ignore the bad, but if...

Life is cyclical. Each season of life brings new hopes, expectations, challenges, and growth.  “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”[1] The past several weeks have been a season of new beginnings for me. After voluntarily resigning from my position as a...

It’s a well-known saying among law enforcement officers, “Being a cop isn’t just a job, it’s a calling.”  It is a feeling deep in the core of your being that you are there for a purpose, to make a difference in peoples’ lives, and that what you’re doing matters. ...