Leaving Your Mark – Lasting Impressions
Sometimes we do things without thought to their end results, while other times our actions are long planned out with the final goal to be achieved in mind. Simply by acting we leave indelible marks, lasting impressions or our handprint, of sorts, on the world. No matter how large or small our actions are, their effects will linger long after we are gone. So, with this in mind, “What marks...
Read MoreForgotten Faces – Nameless
This summer I wandered into an antique district looking for interesting things to photograph. Even though dust and time had transformed many of the treasures from their beautiful, shiny and new state into tattered and worn-out forms, I enjoyed my findings—that is, until I came to a corner display in the back room of one of the shops. There on the table propped up against some old books...
Read MoreStand By Me – Trusting Again
For well over a year I have intently studied, observed, contemplated and prayed about adversity along with those tools or skills needed to overcome many of life’s troubles. In my journey of discovery, the findings have been clearly life-changing. Through observation and a willingness to not just see but understand, I have found many of the answers in watching others and the ways in which...
Read MoreYour Will Versus Mine
Last night I was greeted by a decision that made me want to stamp my foot down and stubbornly say no, like a defiant child. As my husband stood before me wearing a shiny, black with red and white pinstriped motorcycle helmet, I knew he wasn’t modeling it just for show but rather as a blazon announcement that he had just become the proud owner of another motorcycle. He and my son gingerly...
Read MoreGuardian’s Gift – Guiding Influence
There is much to be learned from our inner voice; some of you may like to think of it as natural instinct. Such an example would be the fear of the fall, a “Guardian’s gift”, which if listened to can keep our feet firmly planted where otherwise our head may want us to go. It is that voice of warning we each have early on in life to hopefully teach and protect us from grave...
Read MoreChain Reaction – “I Have This Theory… ”
This week I was on the Internet scrolling through a site that posts national news stories when I came across a photo of three teenage girls. Two of them were pointing and making fun of the third, who had her back turned away from them with her head lowered in shame or sadness. Even though the photo may have been staged to emulate the hurt that can come from bullying, I was very sad and...
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