I learned a lot about faith recently in the form of one tiny 99-year old woman named Blanche Jackson. Blanche is the indomitable mother of Joy, a dear friend and soul sister of mine. Blanche became my prayer warrior when I was struggling with cancer. Whenever we talked on the phone, she insisted that […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Is cancer really the enemy? The media have us believing it, but is it really? The war on cancer presumes that cancer is this humongous enemy that we must fight tooth and nail to conquer.
No Comments. Continue Reading...Have you ever been through an experience that was so horrific that when you got through it, all you wanted to do was put it behind you and never think about it again? That was me and my adventure with cancer. The brief story – I was diagnosed in 2011, underwent treatment, was clear for […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Originally printed in Covenant Health Grey Nuns Community Hospital – Women’s Wellness Program Newsletter – Fall 2014-Reprinted with Permission For my own good, I was taught at a very early age that I was not to brag about myself or take too much pride in my talents or achievements. That way, I wouldn’t be tempted […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Did you fall hook, line and sinker, like I did, for the Hollywood version of the way life should turn out only to discover that your life is not actually as advertised? The disappointment and even betrayal that we feel when we see others living the dream in contrast to the way we are currently […]
Photo from: zazzle.co.uk I confess, I ‘m a closet control freak. One day I might come out of the closet – that’s if I can find my way through all the stuff in there. (I said I was a control freak, not a neat freak!) As a child, I really wanted to control my world. […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...More years ago than I prefer to count, I was blessed to have in my personal growth class a young woman by the name of Lezlie. She was eager to learn all about herself and the power within. She proved to be an apt student. The more often we shared, the stronger the bond became […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Single, heterosexual women, both young and old, can fall into a pit of despair because of the lies they tell themselves. Lie #1: I Don’t Need A Man We often adopt this lie as truth in the aftermath of a break-up or a disastrous relationship with a man. Our hearts are broken; we’re seriously disillusioned […]
1 Comment. Continue Reading...As 2013 came to a close, I found myself looking forward, with a great deal of relief and excitement, to the dawning of a new year. It had been a brutal year, fraught with big changes in more areas of my life than I thought I had energy for. Yet, here was another opportunity to […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...The number of choices each of us makes during any given day is astounding: what time to get up, what to wear, what to eat, what route to take, where to go for coffee, which piece of work to tackle, who to call, how many e-mails to send/respond to, whether to go out at night […]
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