Can I be honest with you? I’ve been deeply hurt by someone and highly offended. Just when I think I can let it go another flare up occurs. The anger, the hurt and the tears come flooding back and I am at square one once more. I decided to write that person a letter and […]
Why does it seem like treasure is usually hidden? It’s either behind locked doors or buried deep. It takes hard work and many steps or lessons to learn along the way before it’s found. I’ve wondered if it is worth the search or if it even exists. Webster’s defines treasure as: precious objects; somebody or […]
I deleted a post on Facebook a few days ago not because I felt wrong or had changed my stance but because of where the thread went. I had voiced my distress and hurt over a situation. In the course of being too real, I was misunderstood. People processed what I shared through their own […]
The gate was left open by mistake and my dogs took advantage of it. One hour after my two black Labradors had escaped I received a phone call giving me the news. Frantic I called my husband to see if he was closer to home than I was. He was close and was soon […]
There is nothing that terrifies me more than having to go to the dentist. The emotions it invokes are dread, guilt and anxiety. I want to avoid it at all costs regardless if they come highly recommended. Or if a friend can testify that they are good and reputable. My feelings remain the same. […]
Attitude is our thoughts turned outward. So, if an attitude stinks, where did the smell come from? You got it – our thoughts. Learning much from picture stories I pondered how I get a stinky attitude. First, it doesn’t happen instantly but in steps. Secondly, it is my own doing. I choose to take […]
“Dana, it seems you and Don often go through hard times. However, it is the result of the choices and actions of others. Merely, because you choose to do the right thing, you suffer for it.” I sat stunned at the impact of her words. They felt like a safety line tossed into my turbulent […]
As the recipient of many pranks, my husband doesn’t trust me easily. He no longer asks me to make his sandwiches in fear that I will leave on the cheese wrapper. Or put in a bag of half eaten cookies. He thinks twice before walking into a dark room that I have entered minutes before. […]
As a young teenager someone asked in a cynical tone, “Dana, why would YOU become a Christian? YOU have always been a good person.” Insecure and immature, I was rendered speechless for I didn’t know how to answer. As a young adult a relative called me out on something I had said about the Bible. […]
How could he do it? Why, after all he had seen and done did he succumb? When had his mind been sabotaged? Where was his heart? What was he thinking? The list of questions I ask myself when I read the story of Aaron and the golden calf. As Moses’ right hand man and a […]
