Morning Briefings

You know … you hear. You go to the dentist for your annual exam and learn that her husband was just diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease…...

Dateline: Snowbird, Utah – Friday, 24 March 2023. We knew it was going to be cold and snowy when my sons and I left Dylan’s place to...

A plant emerging from just a speck of a seed is rather amazing to me – one might even call it miraculous. O, I s’pose I haven’t always...

This newspaper story spoke volumes to me. Heartwarming and compelling. The encounter began in 2021 when Brock Cvijanovich purchased a...

Listen to this Podcast Most everything about it arouses my senses: the sounds, the smell, the air, the open skies above. Being near the...

Listen to this Podcast Knowing our life’s purpose gives us meaning and direction. Even so, the dailiness of life--work, family time,...

Listen to this Podcast A retraction? Retractions are not easy; in fact, they are quite humbling. But as it is very important to ‘come...

Listen to this Podcast Authority vs. influence. Interesting constructs each. Would you rather have authority or influence? Hmmm... Take...

Listen to this Podcast When I am traveling, I love the opportunity to engage in conversations with total strangers—but not about the...

Listen to this Podcast Time for spring garden cleanup! Now understand with me that gardening in North Carolina is a totally different...

Danger, Will Robinson. When I was a little girl, I played school. I positioned my dolls in various places and took my position in the...