Honoring God With My Priorities (plus a Printable Weekly Planner)

Life gets busy and before you know it, if I am not careful, I can be swept away in its tide. So, in order to live intentionally  I sit down on the weekend and plan my entire week. I know that God has given me …

Gratitude and Reflection

I am so overwhelmed with thankfulness right now. The girls had friends over for the night, and my 15 and 17 year old went to work anticipating all of the fun things they could do with their cousin. They decided that they would throw a …

Elements of a Sincere Apology

My last post recapped a Wall Street Journal article about insincere, ineffective apologies that people make. Today, I’ll  list the elements (according to Ms. Bernstein) of a comprehensive, hence effective, apology. Researchers agree that they include these eight elements: Remorse- I’m deeply sorry. Acceptance of …

A Sincere Apology

There was an insightful article in The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, Oct.19, by journalist Elizabeth Bernstein entitled “I’m Very, Very, Very Sorry…Really?” It rated the sincerity of apologies from the most sincere to the least, who we most apologize to, and why insincere apologies don’t …

Pics of our day in Deerfield, MA

Here are some pics from our trip to Yankee Candle. The whole day was therapeutic. 🙂

A Dress Code for Life

Loved this paraphrase from The Message of Colossians 3:12-14.  12-14So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. …