The Playfulness of God

Playful living comes ridiculously easy when you look like this: It’s a cinch to laugh deep in moments like these: When you’re tripping over your flippered feet, and the snorkel masks transform your family into underwater bug-eyed invaders, and you each have a single antenna growing out of your head. It’s impossible to miss the ... Pin ItShare Continue Reading....
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What Kind of “Morning Person” Are You?

I am a morning person. No really I am. I would just rather spend the morning in bed. Getting out of my blanket-cocoon is an act of sheer will, an every-day  miracle. To me, the alarm clock is a pebble in my shoe. Indeed, it is a fingernail on the chalkboard of my day. The ... Share Continue Reading....
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Life Lessons from the Inverted Pyramid

For more than a century, news reporters have crafted stories by writing the most important facts in the opening paragraphs of a story. As the story continues, the facts become less relevant. It’s known as the inverted pyramid. I’ve written thousands of stories with the facts stacked that way – starting with the most relevant pieces of information. These days, ... Pin ItShare Continue Reading....
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Missing the Miracle of Now

I’m perpetually torn, it seems, between the now and the beyond. I know that this is the day the Lord has made –this very day, right here — but before my bare toes brush the bedroom carpet, my mind shouts: Full steam ahead! Before I take two steps, I am calculating long-term goals, trying to figure ... Pin ItShare Continue Reading....
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Surely the Presence of the Lord is in This Place

 There is no magic formula for this, no rubbing of a genie bottle or snapping of the fingers to make it so. It can happen so quickly and unexpectedly that you are overcome by a holy moment, a marvelous brush with a sacred presence. And sometimes, it happens when you are wholly unaware of what you are about to ... Pin ItShare Continue Reading....
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