If you know me, you know I’m a thinker. I love thinking. I do it all the time. I especially love thinking about puzzles and solving problems. This makes me good at my job but sometimes slows me down because I want to think about things from every angle, trying to go beyond the solution…
I haven’t blogged in a while. Things have been stressful lately. My youngest daughter graduated from High School and my oldest daughter moved in with her boyfriend. I got a promotion and changed jobs at the worst possible time of year for an accountant, fiscal year end. My new job is farther away from…
On this Earth Day, enjoy God’s presence in God’s creation. Put your phone away, turn off your music, and really tune in to the world. Witness it with all your senses. It was a beautiful day in Wilmington! Take a walk on the riverfront with me. Look up and drink in the seemingly infinite depth…
This week I read a Facebook post from a young friend who recently suffered a broken heart. She lamented for “someone to love me as much as I love them.” I think she’s setting her sights too low. I too longed for this kind of love as a young person. My family had been broken by addiction…
I returned to college when I was 42. My plan was to get my MBA to prepare for another job in Human Resources, my career for the previous 20 years. I planned to do it quickly over two years, taking courses I knew I could ace without a ton of effort based on knowledge I…
Comparing ourselves to others is a dangerous activity. It severely diminishes God’s plan for our lives. He created us with a perfect plan in mind for our lives, and each one of us is perfectly equipped to carry out this plan. If we are paying attention, we find that God provides us with everything we need along…
It’s so funny how quickly our minds become impatient with routine tasks. Life moves so fast, we feel like we don’t have time for the small but important things we need to do to make sure things are maintained so they run efficiently. Instead, we want instant gratification. We want to skip straight to the reward without putting…
I went to see the movie Hidden Figures this weekend. It was a wonderfully told story of three brilliant black women fighting against racism and sexism in the workplace. The tragedy of the story is that they had to fight for the opportunity to contribute their unique and considerable skill sets to a program that truly…
My parents always provided for my needs no matter how hard it was for them. I’m certain they sacrificed their own needs for mine more often than I realized. Asking for help from others was probably difficult for them, but good parents do what they have to for their children. I received free school lunches and we…
One of the things I’ve always told my children is “do your best.” This is especially important when we are working as part of a team. We each bring different skills and ideas to the team, and each person’s contribution is important. A team with all its members contributing fully has the potential to become better…