Articles tagged with: motivation
Heroes Among Us
Sometimes there are moments in which the world seems to stop spinning.
It’s as if God is trying to get you to pay attention, because that second of life is so profound.
I had three of those moments last weekend.
On Saturday, I …
How a blonde wig rescued me
“Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” – Luke 12:7
From a very early age, I had hair that would make even D.J. Tanner swoon. My blonde mane …
I got sick. Then everything fell apart.
I was rushed to the emergency room by ambulance. And I’ll never forget the look on the surgeon’s face.
“But I can’t have surgery. I just can’t,” I said, wailing hysterically.
He looked at me matter-of-factly and said words that still …
Three gifts you must buy for someone
Thought I’d share with you these gifts I bought this week, because if you’re anything like me, you clam up and your brain shuts down when it is time to think of an original present. {I always think of the …
Today, I want to live here: Among patriots
Last month, while on loan from his family and his hometown of Owasso, Okla., Army Sgt. Andrew Looney was killed by a suicide bomber attack in Afghanistan.
Three years ago, Sgt. Looney lost part of his right foot in Iraq. He …
Today, I want to live here: The dock
Dock your mind for a moment. All the worries, all the pressures of life — be gone.
Right now, you are a sweet child, dangling your feet off a rickety, old platform. As you dip each toe in the refreshing waters …
My So-Called Spoken Life, Vol. 1: Flying High
Sometimes you get tired of reading, I get it. I’m about to make it a little easier on you.
I talk to myself. {Oh, right… like you don’t?}. I talk myself out of things. I talk myself into things. I scold …
Yo! Let Rocky light a fire under you
Sometimes, you just need someone to pump you up. Enter Rocky, the Italian Stallion, husband to Adrian, father to Junior and owner of turtles Cuff and Link.
In American cinema, Rocky portrays the everyman, the champ who has a dream and works …
