There are lots of types of stormy weather: wind storms, rain storms, hurricanes, blizzards, etc. All of these can be challenging, especially when extreme weather comes to your own city or town. It’s important to be as prepared as possible – many times on short...

2025 is running out the door! Unfortunately, I’ve known so many folks who’ve had a really rough time in 2025 and feel 2025 can’t get out of here fast enough ! For others, 2025 has been a banner year chocked with achievements. It’s what we call life: Up, down,...

There’s always something special about the Christmas season. Just about everything around us temporarily changes – sometimes quietly, sometimes rapidly. Oh those holiday Sales! Oh the push for planning a full blown Christmas Dinner! Oh finding the perfect gift! Oh...

Every morning when you wake up, do you think about all your blessings both great and small? Blessings in the past, present – and blessings yet to come in your future? In both good times and bad times, it’s important to stay focused and count those blessings and most...

Concrete Prayers: I talk about them a lot. Why? Because in times of distress or great uncertainty, they are the key to helping us go forward and stay strong in our faith and beliefs. Concrete prayers are those solid, steadfast prayers that establish our own personal...

When life’s sledgehammer gives you a pounding, stay strong with concrete prayers – those solid prayers to God to help you weather life’s storms. When you have some quiet time to sit and reflect on life in general or specific incidences, having that one-on-one time...

We all want opportunity beating down our door. But what if opportunity not only isn’t beating down your door, but isn’t even in your neighborhood? Sometimes it may feel like opportunity took a vacation and forgot to take you along! When that happens it’s easy to get...

Sunny summer days are slipping slowly into fall. Folks are gearing up for pumpkin lattes – apple cider – seasonal vegetables, etc. The air is starting to feel crisper, the days just a little bit shorter – but it’s ALL good! On these glorious days it’s such a...