That was then. This is now. What will be, will be. It is what it is. Repeated quotes from the past. The Challenge of Living in the Present Moment Wisdom for the future. I frequently hear, ‘Embrace the moment,’ ‘Be present,’ ‘Live with awareness.’ How often do I truly experience living in the present moment…
One list. Two 6th-grade girls. 800 miles apart. Three items bought them a priceless 40+ year sisterhood. Pen. Paper. Stamp. Dorine and I met through a pen pal list in a children’s magazine. “Peach”, as her family calls her, was one of the first people who asked if I wanted to be her pen pal….
Slow down. Take smaller bites. Chew your food or you’ll choke. These table manners can be applied to a mindful approach to daily living. I’ve noticed how often I wake in the morning with a sudden flurry of thoughts, tasks and ideas. Within five minutes of semi-consciousness, I’ve loaded my mind with a heavy buffet…
In high school, we played a game called padiddle. A padiddle was a vehicle with one headlight. When we’d pass a padiddle, we’d try to be the first to lightly slug our driver in the shoulder and holler, “padiddle.” The padiddle winner was whoever got the most one-headlight slugs before we reached our destination. Our…
Slow and steady wins the race. What is the race? What counts as a win? The race, according to who? A win, according to what standard? Embracing Slow Living as a Christian I’ve noticed that my greatest wins, according to me, have come with embracing slow living as a Christian-a pace that honors both faith…
This piece of faith poetry explores the universal feeling of missed opportunities and finding hope in God’s perfect timing. I received several responses from my FROG Blog post, “Christian Writing Prompts for Growth.” A reader encouraged me to share another answer from my “Musings and Fusings” writing prompt book. This one comes from, “Write a…
I spent a weekend morning paging through my “Musings and Fusing’s” book, revisiting some of my responses to guided writing exercises. It reminded me how powerful Christian writing prompts can be in helping us slow down, reflect, and notice God’s work in our lives. One particular prompt stood out: Use one word that describes how…
I keep paper near me when I watch films so I can jot down the powerful, inspirational movie quotes I want to remember. The following are some of my favorites. Although I didn’t attribute the writers or movies, please know, whoever you are, that these one-liners inspire me. Keep producing your light in a sometimes-dark…