As a follow-up to my recent series of posts related to my new book, Fear, Faith, and a Fistful of Chocolate, I ran across these real fears that people have on the bizarre end of the spectrum. At first glance, we may think they’re too weird to be taken seriously, but seriously, folks, people all ...
Contest Winners!!!
Yoo Hoo Girlfriends! I just couldn’t wait another minute to post the winners of a Too Blessed to be Stressed 2014 Planner, and the grand prize winner who not only wins one of these adorable planners, but also my 3-book “Take On Life” series, which includes: Too Blessed to be StressedMore Beauty, Less BeastandFear, Faith, ...
Life After Financial Death
Ever feel shackled by debts? Spouse and I do! Be sure to scroll back through my previous post about the same subject before you proceed. Okay, here are some tried-and-true tools, gleaned from different people who’ve been there/done that, to help you grow trust in Papa God on your journey through the valley of the ...
Passing Through the Valley
It’s no secret that we live in volatile economic times. Many people have lost their jobs, their livelihoods, and their financial security. Deep financial scars create deep fears. Retirement, which once promised peace, now threatens distress. Did you know that finances are important to Papa God? There are more than 2000 Bible verses about money and ...
Do They Make Prune Smoothies?
I hope I’m a hot Mimi boogie maniac when I grow up I have a theory. Well, I actually have many theories (I call them Coty Near-Facts of Science and sprinkle them throughout my books), but one in particular about aging. I call it the Increasing Gravity Phenomenon. The IGP postulates that the earth’s magnetic ...
Skin is a Funny Thing
Aging is a peculiar thing. Just when you begin to grow into your skin, it outgrows you. And the extra has nowhere to go except to hang there all crinkled up like a discarded Twinkie wrapper. In a research poll for my book, Fear, Faith, and a Fistful of Chocolate, one-fifth of all women surveyed ...
Beauty IS the Beast
Ancient beauty in an English castle The other day while I was riding my bike through our subdivision, I saw a very attractive teenager walking up her driveway. At least I thought that’s what I saw. And then she turned around. It wasn’t a teenager, or even a twenty-ager. The strikingly beautiful woman with long ...
How To Dissolve a Worrywart (Part 2)
Be sure to scroll back to Part 1 before continuing with Part 2. Check out these simple-to-implement solutions for dissolving worrywarts: Postpone worry. Set aside 15 minutes a day as your Designated Worry Time (DWT). Then, whenever a niggling fret tries to worm into your brain during the day or night, jot it down. Then ...
How To Dissolve a Worrywart (Part 1)
Have you ever been secretly scared that if you stop worrying, the very thing you’re afraid might happen most definitely will? That somehow the energy generated from your fretting is the force field keeping the dreaded outcome at bay, and if you lower the force field for even one minute … Blam. Annihilation. Devastation. The ...
Listen to the Birdies Teach
This morning on my prayer walk, I happened upon a pair of cardinals on the ground at a neighbors house, apparently shopping for a nice grass seed breakfast. They were so busy pecking here and there, they didn’t notice me or my nosy dog approach. But Fenway sure saw them. He began straining at his ...