Being Courageous
How can we be courageous like Bonhoeffer, Sendler, and King David while at the same time challenged by fear?
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Finding Our True Color
My cyclamen bloomed a lovely fuchsia pink. But I bought it with the understanding that it would produce the dark eggplant purple I love. What a disappointing surprise as the blossoms opened and showed off their deep pink. But a few days later, the blooms started changing. With time, the cyclamen sported the purple I
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Freedom to Write
Although the music and sounds of July Fourth are now a week past, I still like to focus on freedom—specifically the freedom where I spend most of my time—writing. It feels as if this freedom has always been part of our lives. One of the things we might take for granted. But only since 1791
Words of Hope
Are you beginning this new year the usual way – reviewing the past and considering your direction for the future? For my 2019, I have set goals to complete three nonfiction books, begin a Coaching group and continue working on another novel. Each goal includes its own set of action steps and deadlines for accomplishment.
Hope Celebrates Freedom
July Fourth is such a fun holiday. Whether it’s family picnics, iced tea with lemon, a favorite swimming hole or watching fireworks – everything about July Fourth seems fun. But a serious side of the topic also presents itself. In our family, this date is a reminder of how fragile life can become. My son,
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Freedom to Write
It’s one of those things we take for granted, because it’s always been part of our lives – but only since 1791 when the First Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. James Madison and George Mason, the men credited with writing the Bill of Rights, must have realized how important free speech would become to