Iron Man 3 comes out May 3. I know at least three people in my household who anxiously await its release. They’re not such fanatics that they’ve already bought tickets–at least I don’t think they have. But they do appreciate the genre. Want to know a secret? I do, too. Weird, I know, that a [...]

While working out one morning, I lamented to one of my fellow gym ladies, “I’ve put on five pounds, and it really stinks! With the holidays just around the corner, I know keeping my weight in check will get harder, not easier.” She laughed–at the thought, not at me (I hope!)–and said, “Yeah, me too. [...]

My only daughter, Molly, graduates from high school in May. At least that’s the plan at present. (Just kidding, punkin!) While the idea of her moving on to the next phase–college, studying subjects she loves, making new friends and expanding her world times about 1,000–excites me . . . for her, it also brings great [...]

The other day I had trouble squeezing past the massive pickup and trailer that partially blocked our street. The landscape crew worked diligently on our neighbor’s acreage and would soon have it looking like the grounds at Buckingham Palace. I winced as I glanced to the other side of the road at our own property. [...]

School supplies spilled out of their containers as I navigated the Walmart entrance yesterday afternoon. Crazed–er, zealous parents picked through bins and stacks for the right color and size item they needed. The scene reminded me of shopping for school supplies with my mom nearly 40 years ago. Probably like many of you, we headed [...]

A week ago, my exercise get-up-and-go got up and went. I’m not entirely sure where it went, but it left me, basically, on my own. All motivation to work out vanished. Now keep in mind that none of the basic truths about my needing to work out had changed. I still wanted to feel good, [...]

Just ten more minutes. My mind tells me hitting the snooze button isn’t going to hurt me. That ten more minutes of drifting in and out of consciousness will actually help me to be more awake, more energetic when I finally heft myself out of my comfy bed.  But for me, at least in this [...]

Within the past five weeks, I’ve worked seven straight days at a trade show (The Gift Market at Dallas Market Hall), taken a family stay-cation and served as a counselor on a week-long youth mission trip. To say the least, writing/speaking has taken a back seat as I’ve concentrated on different activities with a variety [...]

Yesterday, I discussed how image struggles still plague me from time to time. Though I’d love to be able to say I’ve conquered those demons, I can’t. Am I better? Yes, my situation improves with each passing year—a combination of caring less and less about what others think, concentrating more on my character and my [...]

Even as I near age 50, I occasionally still struggle with body image. These words haunt me as I type them. As a Christian speaker and writer, I feel like I should have conquered this foe long ago. I should be able to not only shake the monkey off my back but send him packing [...]