I wonder if everyone feels the same when I tell you that there is always something that keeps me just a smidge foggy in the head. I have enough girlfriends to reassure me that this is true for them at any given moment. These days, it has been a cold that has lingered long enough to identify as allergies. Maybe. So in between fitful sneezes and used-up tissues, Rick and I had another conversation that may sound very familiar if you have listened to Tapestry long enough. (Thank you for...

I remember walking in the neighborhood around this time last year when I crossed paths with a woman I had met a few times. She didn't remember and quickly apologized. I said what I always say, "I am never offended if someone asks my name again and again. We all have a lot going on." Her response was thought-provoking: "I have begun practicing 'Presence,' so I don't always remember things that happened a while ago because I am busy focusing on the here and now." "I thought that was simply...

I am convinced there will never come a season when we are not called to learn something. My hope is to not be held back more than necessary. I want to learn the lesson, hold on to what needs to be held on to, and let go of what I no longer need. God knows that I love a good pen and a fresh notebook, and He has made my textbooks evident over the years. Before moving, it was 100 Days of Believing Bigger by Marshawn Evans Daniels that helped me to feel fearful and yet be courageous at the...