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Spark of Hope #118 – The Gift that Keeps on Giving is Here!
Spark of Hope #118: The campaign has launched! In a previous post, I shared that we joined hands with a foundation we’ve long admired to deliver a gift. The non-profit, Little Pink Houses of Hope,...
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I Would Have Been Fired … the plight of caregiving
“One in 4 working caregivers have contemplated changing jobs because of their caregiving responsibilities. They’ve cut their hours, avoided business trips, and even turned down job promotions. 78%...
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5 Quick Ways To Avoid Criticism
There is a time and a place for criticism. In the right context, it can even be helpful if handled constructively. Yet, when it’s harsh or inappropriate, it makes us want to retreat and avoid it at...
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When your Parent Needs More Care at Home – A guest blog by Carol Marak
We’re delighted to introduce a fellow writer who is committed to making a difference in tough journeys. Carol Marak hails from Texas where she cared for her mother with Congestive Heart Failure and...
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Spark of Hope #119 – Why It Pays To Go Backwards
Spark of Hope #119 – The first day of statistics class I made the mistake of looking ahead. My textbook held words and equations akin to a foreign language. There I sat, as a panicked and overwhelmed...
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Mind Your Peas and Ques … and the other letters that flow from your mouth
Team Martina shared this quote and it really got me thinking. It popped up while I was mindfully preparing a message for my church family. There have been words circling there and in the community...
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Facing Fear and Living the Life You Imagined
I nearly drowned at six years of age. My feet seemed glued to the bottom of the pond. I felt myself sinking into its muddy floor. Then, with spontaneous instinct, Whiskers came to the rescue! Our...
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Be Love At Best – Go ahead and blab about it!
“The Daily Brew” – BLAB with Mollye and Carly The word gets a bad rap. BLAB is usually defined as indiscreet and thoughtless chatter. But what if that chatter served a purpose? What if it gave us an...
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A Little Exercise in Empathy – Part II (Oh, the places you will go!)
My heart has hurt for the hurting as far back as I can remember. When you are created like that it can be a blessing or curse, depending on how and where you take it. I went through some tough lessons...
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Spark of Hope #120 – Play, Dream, Imagine for the Health of It!
Spark of Hope #120 – Taking time to play is significant to happiness. In fact, The National Institute for Play has made it their mission to examine the power of play for adults and children,...
View ArticleFinding Hope After Darkness
Over the past week we witnessed tragedy filled with unfathomable darkness, again. For too many in Orlando, and in places before and beyond, the ups and downs through grief and ripples of pain will...
View ArticleYou Loved me tender, You Loved me sweet, And now you must let go
Elvis Presley wrote the timeless “Love Me Tender” in 1956. Like a parody on life itself, he regularly changed arrangements and lyrics to the point that the original song was barely recognizable. For...
View ArticleSometimes You Need to Slide Back to Move Forward
It is a day of celebration and throw-back Thursday – 3 years worth in fact. When we opened the 1st memory cafe in downtown Fort Walton Beach Florida, I never imagined this kind of outcome. I hoped for...
View ArticleMusic is in Your Fiber with a Lifetime of Healing Notes!
I can’t play an instrument. I can’t read a single note. I can’t sing, really sing. But I sing anyway! I sing in the car with the radio, in the kitchen cooking up a storm, and especially in the...
View ArticleThe 6 degrees of separation between us is fast-shrinking
The six degrees of separation theory says we are six or fewer steps away from one another; somehow we are all ultimately connected. It’s easy to see when we experience that “friend of a friend” thing....
View ArticleSpark of Hope #126 – Dream On … There’s an App for That!
Spark of Hope #126 – I dream in color. I frequently see hues of yellow, white, and blue. According to research scientist Robert Hoss, those colors indicate feelings of hope about the future, new...
View ArticleWhy Your Life’s Tally Matters, Now!
Every which way we turn these days, we are prompted to put a tally on our lives. The higher the tally the more significant it appears. Take the pedometer clipped to my waistband that serves as a...
View Article5 Vital Reasons for a Caregiver Revival
It has been labeled an unseen health crisis and hidden failure in the workplace. According to AARP, an estimated 34.2 million American adults have served as an unpaid caregiver with responsibilities...
View ArticleLet’s Stop Making America Hate Again
Whoa there! There’s a time and a place to be spoon-fed. We are born with a dependence for others to feed us, in numerous ways. From food to nourish our bodies to schooling to nourish our minds to...
View ArticleJust a card, just a letter, please Mr Postman
Yesterday morning my husband left a note for me. Etched on a napkin it simply said I <3 U. Then at dinner, I gave it back to him. Etched on a napkin it simply said I <3 U 2. It didn’t take much...
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