“Count your blessings.” You’ve heard it so many times it may not even register anymore. But when you…
When I was diagnosed with cancer 11 years ago, I felt shocked, overwhelmed, terrified, sad, and a little…
In this space, I write every week about authentic positivity, positive thinking and the evidence-based reasons why having…
How many times a day do you catch yourself stumbling over the “B” word? (No, not that one.)…
See me poised in the starting blocks of the 400-meter hurdles, and you might think I have nerves…
I was dropping off my three-year-old son at preschool. Another mom, Jessica, stopped to chat. “Tomorrow is the…
I tend to shy away from describing emotions in “black or white,” “good or bad” language. Living an…
Where I live in New England, fall leaves are an eagerly-anticipated annual delight. The changes start up north…
“Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music,” wrote Mary Ann Evans, who…
In 1957, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote a monthly advice column in Ebony magazine. One…
Some Bible verses are so clear it’s hard to ignore them. Like Paul’s admonishment: “Give thanks in all…
I was just on faculty for the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. Sweet conferee Dee Dee Parker…
