I’m a St. Louis Cardinals fan and have been all my life. And although I don’t sit and watch a game very often, I always, thanks to my husband, keep up on their standings (which are pretty depressing, right now!). And it has occurred to me that communication is a lot like baseball. Allow me [...]
Are you a “cup-is-half-empty” kind of person or “cup-is-half full?” I have found that the person that I’ll refer to as the “Half-Empty” tends to be more negative, more critical, more depressed, and often is more of a perfectionist. Just about everyone knows that if we focus on the negative, we tend to feel worse. [...]
Have you ever tried to tend a garden? If you don’t have the plastic weed barrier firmly in place, then you might as well resign yourself to a long-term battle with your finger on the trigger of Round-Up—aiming to kill. In the same way that weeds can take over a flower garden, I allowed “weeds” [...]
Recently, the world has turned its attention to the “Take-this-job-and-shove-it” fiasco with Steven Slater, the JetBlue flight attendant. If you don’t already know (and I don’t know how you could not), a JetBlue customer was rude and confrontational with Steven, who decided he’d had enough. So he grabbed a beer and exited the plane and [...]
“But what comes out of the mouth . . . gets its start in the heart.” Matthew 15:18 (MSG) Don’t ya just love the way The Message version of the Bible says things sometimes? It’s almost like a great rap lyric or commercial slogan or a saying on a magnet that you want to hang [...]
Is there someone in your life who drives you crazy? If so, I can relate. Here are 10 tips that I hope are helpful to dealing with that crazy-maker in your life. 1. Pray about your attitude. Tell God exactly how you feel about this crazy-maker. He already knows, so you might as well be [...]
This post is dedicated to all of those I know who are weary in their suffering and difficulty (and yes, sometimes that includes me, too!). Who wants to suffer? Who wants to go toward pain? No one in their right mind wants that unless they are masochistic. But there is a curious challenge that we, [...]
Sandra Bullock’s been in the news quite a bit lately. I think I can speak collectively for most Americans that she has our sympathies due to her husband’s betrayal. We all seem to see her as a victim and feel terribly sorry for her. If not, you’re either a Nazi sympathizer or really into tattooed [...]
Answer the following questions by thinking about what your spouse or significant other person might say about you. Or, if you’re especially brave, ask that particular person to answer the questions in reference to you. (If you are having difficulty in one or more of your relationships you may not be as objective as you [...]
