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  • Deceptively Sunny Days
    Spring is here. As it peeked into our lives we had a few days with temperatures in the 60s. I cleaned up my garden, planted my indoor seeds, and even had coffee outside on the deck one morning. It’s not just the trees and blooms, I come alive at this time of year, too. I… Continue reading Deceptively Sunny Days
  • 8 Weeks of Deliver
    Well, I’m two months into my #oneword year of “DELIVER.” I’m not killing it yet. If you recall, my year of “Deliver” is about doing more and thinking less. Granted, “less” for me is still probably more than most people can imagine. In essence, I’m challenging myself this year to put my faith, ideas, and… Continue reading 8 Weeks of Deliver
  • Survive and Defy: Ava DuVernay’s ORIGIN
    Origin is a biographical drama film, written and directed by Ava DuVernay, based on the book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Pulitzer Prize winner, Isabel Wilkerson. The book explores racism in the United States as an aspect of social stratification like those found in Nazi Germany and modern India. Like the movie, my… Continue reading Survive and Defy: Ava DuVernay’s ORIGIN
  • A Year to Deliver
    This is my 9th year choosing a focus word for the year. I do not much believe in New Year’s resolutions, but I completely believe in the #oneword concept. In fact, in 2023 I invited a few folks to join me in the process of choosing my word for this year. Now they each have… Continue reading A Year to Deliver
  • Oh Word ?!!!
    Translation: “Is That So?” I’ll never forget the day I saw my Gen Z son loading the dishwasher without being asked. He was around ten years old. I walked into the kitchen and I was stunned. I thanked him for doing the dishes without being asked. He turned to me with all seriousness and said,… Continue reading Oh Word ?!!!
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