29
September
Robust
What makes a wine good?
I have a friend who is a wine maker. Wine making is her passion and she opened up a winery to turn her passion into the reality of a dream. So I’ve learned just a little bit (just a little bit) about wine making from her.
There is a lot of art mixed with ingredient, science and heart to wine making. It is a process, but it is delicious for every wine connoisseur who tastes the final product. Just the right blend makes something beautiful, tasteful and
25
September
Prize Fighter
You can handle this. . .
There is no one better for this than you.
That’s why God gave the opportunity to you.
Even in a struggle, you’ve been equipped with the strength to shoulder it.
You will know what to do.
You will feel your discernment speak. You will not sink. You will swim. You will rise and your life will thrive…and so will you.
Speaking to some strong, but weary hearts….
Just begin again, every day, doing better and better. You are a fighter. The prize of your life is worth the fight. Hold on,
23
September
In Process There Is Progress
I know this woman. . .
She used to reach out to me when I didn’t want to be reached out to. She was always inviting me, calling me, checking in on me. She’d on occasion do something enormously thoughtful.
Here’s the trouble, I’d been hurt so much by female relationships growing up that at some point in time I stopped letting them into my heart. I was kind. I was friendly. I was personable—but beyond that you weren’t going to get to know me, because I was also guarded beyond healthy
21
September
Splendid Place
Last night I had the most hysterical conversation with my youngest child as he tries to decide what decade I was born. Once we had it all sorted out he was quite surprised and informed we that the Toy Story movies weren’t even made yet when I was born!
He is in the early middle childhood years and it’s so fun to talk with him. How he got a large vocabulary and mind he has blows me away. It’s fun to watch their cognition change and develop with age. The complexity
20
September
Sculpted
I used to make it a morning practice to drop the family at school and then my youngest stayed with me as he hadn’t begun school yet, and we go to the track and run some sprints before my morning clients. I’m recalling a day similar to this several years ago—-
On this particular day, around noon, we returned to my husband’s office which is adjacent to the track I’ve been using. My son looks toward the sky then replies,
“The sun doesn’t look like that when we run sprints.”
I smiled inwardly
13
September
Power of Process
What a great day to be alive…so glad you’re with us today. Do you want to know why?
The idea of you was one of God’s best ideas. He missed not a single detail. His plans did not fail. He designed you to prevail!
Get on with your beautiful self on this magnificent day. It was given to you for a reason.
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.”
Isaiah 60:1
Today, the trees will sway for you! The sun, moon
12
September
God Bless America
God bless America
Native and True
The hopeful red, white and blue.
God bless America
I truly love you and all you represent—
Peace, Love and Unity for every man.
Common or not—we each are given equal opportunity for Life, Love and Liberty.
God bless America and her soil.
God bless America and every soldier who has been sent to foreign lands.
Guide her path, Father, guide her strong—
Better days ahead for her, her future bright and long.
God bless America and grant her
10
September
Flex Yourself!
Flex Yourself!
Flex your faith.
Stoke your Joy.
Share your smile and know you’re a custom original.
You’ve got style!
Take some time to celebrate all that is good. You’re the sculptor of your life!
Flexibility is key in just about anything. Make yourself like the willow tree and bend when necessary…
Be encouraged. God put His courage in you. He is the Essence of all things noble.
With Him, there’s nothing you can’t achieve! Watch and see what God can do!
31
August
Glory Kissed
How does it feel to be unashamedly yourself?
Pure and true just you; every single day? Everything you do, everything you say glory kissed and heaven made.
This is the way it should be—
Unapologetically.
There’s something gorgeous and mysterious when we give in to the unbridled devotion of Heaven. There is a Creator who savors your company. Open up and receive…
Receiving is active. Receiving is good. But receiving can also be uncomfortable.
When I was in the fifth grade I had a reoccurring dream. It was powerful and rich and vivid. It was exquisite
29
August
Velvet Red and Burns With Passion: The Gift
Have you ever had heartburn?
It is caused from acid reflux. The acids from the stomach return into the esophagus and cause a burning sensation.
Or is heart burn a certain kind of zeal or passion? You burn from within with passion and conviction about a certain decision or belief? You are decided and the strength of your decision is undivided.
Imagine you are in a crowded room. The floor is hard to discern because so many feet cover it. But the room clears and you are the only one left and you