Tag Archives: blessed
Joyful Learning
Which areas of your thought life are most in need of God’s transforming power? How willing are you to act when you clearly understand His will for your life? Dear God, I invite You to transform me by renewing my mind today. Thank … Continue reading
Defining Gratitude
Gratitude is the child of attention. When we stop to take in what’s before us, a single moment becomes suddenly divisible into thousands. As theologian and mental health nurse John Swinton writes, there is fast time and there is slow … Continue reading
Gratitude
Rumi — ‘Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.’ Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real-life wisdom on to others as I embark on this … Continue reading
No Obligations
Stop hanging out with people who don’t make you feel good about yourself or your parenting. You’re not obligated to be friends with anyone, even if they’re the parents of your children’s friends. Showing your kids that there’s no place … Continue reading
Around the Lake
For three decades, Jo Ann and I spent Friday afternoons walking around Minnesota’s Lake Winona. We walked through pregnancies and miscarriages, through homeopathy school and university tenure, through Weight Watchers and evolving wardrobes, through caring for daughters (and sometimes their … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 