START It’s what I look for in the eyes. Light A sign that “someone’s home”. Indication that interaction is taking place. Oh, how I love to see eyes that sparkle; eyes that twinkle. Eyes that light up in recognition, anticipation, hope. Young eyes full of life, excited to learn. Old eyes full of wisdom, still loving each day. It’s when the light goes out that I worry. When eyes look dull, bored, hopeless. When there’s no more sparkle. It’s a challenge: Bring light back to eyes once dimmed. Join me? Who’s first? STOP ... Keep Reading...
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GIVE: Free Write Day 21
Sometimes giving is exhausting. It takes energy and resources to give. Sometimes giving takes more of us than we have to offer—literally. Sometimes we givers have to slow down and find balance. But sometimes, we need to dig deep; to prioritize what and to whom we give. Because sometimes our gift can literally change the future. START Sitting in the room with me are men and women who hail from all over the world; Brazil, England, California, Arizona, Idaho, New Jersey, Tennessee. They are givers. Money, wisdom, creative thinking, time. Prayers, love, encouragement. They are the board of Hope Unlimited for Children, and for ... Keep Reading...
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DISCOVER: Free Write Day 20
START Yesterday I opened my Instagram and saw it on a favorite blogger’s feed. #MeToo I read the comments—other bloggers I know telling discreetly of situations in which they had been made to feel uncomfortable, were sexually harassed or abused. Grown women remembering things they never should have experienced. Boyfriends, strangers, family members, friends. I didn’t like what I discovered . . . So many women, good women, who for years never said a word about their experiences—now discovering they were not alone. Theirs was not an isolated situation. That feeling in their long-ago guts telling them something was “off”? It was ... Keep Reading...
