Category Archives: forgiveness

“That’s Gonna Leave a Mark”

I just can’t stop thinking about mark. Or, more accurately, a mark. It started while listening to my iPod on my flight to Las Vegas. The band U2 was blasting the song “Magnificent” in my ears while Bono sang “Only love, only love can leave such a mark.” My schizophrenic mind then pulled up otherContinueContinue reading ““That’s Gonna Leave a Mark””

“Eat This, Not That”

A few years ago a diet book came out called “Eat This, Not That”. Pretty self-explanatory. I think it would be hard to write an entire book outlining what should be common sense. Do we really need hard evidence that we should eat Strawberries (“this”), not Strawberry flavored ice cream (“that”) or baked potatoes (“this”),ContinueContinue reading ““Eat This, Not That””

There But For the Grace Of God…

A couple of days ago my husband and I had the opportunity to be on a panel designed to encourage and support caregivers of cancer patients. This July will mark 2 years from when I finished my Chemo treatments for Leukemia. What a perfect way to “remember” all we have been through and how farContinueContinue reading “There But For the Grace Of God…”

Resentment Machine

When I write a blog, it usually is a result of something I have read in the morning that I feel God is prompting me to write about. Most of the time it is a direct result of something I am battling with myself ,and you, my dear friends, get to be the victims ofContinueContinue reading “Resentment Machine”

On Cussing*…

Last time I wrote I promised an upcoming blog on “cussing”. So, it’s been about a week and I hope it hasn’t leaked out of my head. But honestly, these thoughts have been on my mind for a few years, so recalling my thoughts on it shouldn’t be too difficult (though they might lack theContinueContinue reading “On Cussing*…”

What a Relief!

I only have 15 minutes to put my thoughts on “paper” before I have to head to an appt. But I just don’t think I can wait until I get home to write. It keeps writing itself in my head. Last night, as I spoke the words out loud, I remembered something I had forgottenContinueContinue reading “What a Relief!”

“Trigger-Happy”

Does anyone else have “triggers?”. I remember a superficial trigger I used to have when I was pregnant with my oldest child. Before that time, I was an exercise and health-food Nazi. In college, while all the girls were ordering pizza at 10:00 at night, I was eating my Snackwell Cookies (which may or mayContinueContinue reading ““Trigger-Happy””

One and Two

When I was in the hospital with Leukemia I met some new friends. Many nurses and doctors became my friends, but I also made 4 new friends who also had Leukemia. We became fast friends. And even though we don’t know what each other’s favorite movies are or favorite foods (other than anything NOT fromContinueContinue reading “One and Two”

Poured-out Wine

Last week I was in Napa, California. Wine Country. The fall is “crush” time. It’s when the grapes are harvested and crushed to begin the process of making them in to wine. For a mere $30 you could even participate in crushing grapes the old-fashioned way: with your feet. I decided that was too messyContinueContinue reading “Poured-out Wine”

“i Don’t like that!”

Today my “readings” in two different books were ones where I had previously underlined pretty much the entire entries. One was on judging others and one was on  envying others. Good ones, right? Usually it’s pretty clear what I “need” to write about, but I was deliberating on this one. Well, it just so happensContinueContinue reading ““i Don’t like that!””