Originally, Lent was designed as a time of preparation and worship for the believer. The forty days before Easter were set aside for penitence, prayer, and self-denial. Beginning on Ash Wednesday (which falls on February 22nd, this year), many people decide to give...
Even though pink and red hearts decorated the grocery stores for several months now, the holiday may be easy to forget. If you need some last minute suggestions on what (not) to do tonight, here are some brilliant, untraditional ideas for a good time: 1. Grab some...
Last night my best friend confessed: “I think it’s official: I’m having a mid-life crisis. I have money squirreled away. One part of me says, ‘Use it wisely’, and another part of me says, ‘Spend it and have the time of your...
One of the lessons that has been echoing in my life lately is simply this: Just because it’s open on the calendar doesn’t mean that it’s open. In other words, a date or time-slot being empty doesn’t mean that I’m free or available or...
For the month of December, I was holed up in a wonderful home in Salt Lake City, Utah, working on my next book. Some of the writing days were magical. Words flow smooth and cool downstream from my heart and imagination. On other days, though, every word feels like a...
