The holidays are “family time.” It is a time to remember our younger Christmases (or your holiday season for your specific faith). It is a time when the young ones dream of presents and growing up. For the 5-year-old to the 105-year-old, the holidays are a special and magical time of the year. The entire family awaits this time of year. Like many of you reading this, I am also looking forward to this…
All waves are unique, just as all people are unique. And all of these unique waves are coexisting in perfect harmony. The result is truly breathtaking. The tide is endless, always one wave after another, no matter what the weather conditions or external forces might try to impose on them. To find that perfect partner who will always flow with you, will always be there to forge a path in front of you and will…
Everyone has important thoughts and ideas to share with the world. Each of us has a purpose on this earth, a part to play in the future, a contribution to make or a critical piece to add into the mix. No one has the ability to grasp all that is meant to occur or that needs to occur nor is any one person in a place that affords the perspective required to pass judgment on…
You’re out with your friends listening to their stories of finding the perfect one. You see the flush on their cheeks, the gleam in their eyes. There’s just something about love that makes a person come alive, that gives them hope, helps them hold on. Oh, how you want to be a part of that! Then one day, it happened… All of those fears you were feeling came to an…
A flower does not think of competing with the next flower. It just blooms. “The light of God surrounds us, the love of God holds us, the power of God protects us.” Amen. “Go and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here.” ― Neil Gaiman, Make Good Art Rea is a mom of three, one son and two daughters,…
I would like to wish all of the readers in the United States a Happy Thanksgiving and all of the readers who are not celebrating the holiday an extra happy Thursday! As the name implies, Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks for all of the good in your life. This can be good people, good fortune, good health and all of the other blessings that we tend to take for granted in our…
So many thoughts and lessons are swirling around in my head at this moment. But I needed to share an update. Maybe writing this will help me to remember my lessons, understand what I learned, and find acceptance and peace with the day and its events. The post A Day To Give Thanks was the story of last Thanksgiving for my family. It was a celebration of new family, new loved ones and new…
I know a young man who is a warrior. But he has been concealing his true heart in the costume of a court jester. That statement is the most honest, apt description of how he has grown into the sum of his parents. His father has the heart of a lion. He is strong and bold. When someone he holds dear is challenged he is the most fierce being on the face of the earth.…
Learn not to go around controlling others People are going to be who they are Trying to change them to fit your needs won’t make you popular Learn…if we were meant to be the same, God would have made us that way Learn… that I am who I am and you are who you are and that is a very good thing. See The Good would like to thank Amy for her guest post.…
With Thanksgiving approaching here in the States, this seemed appropriate, and I think that it really applies globally as we all realize that we have a great deal to be thankful for each day as long as we are willing to look for our blessings. Growing up, my entire family lived within about 30 miles of my home, so Thanksgiving was a full house until late in the evening. My husband’s family was also,…