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Words As Veils

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Can We 'Get Real' About Sex in Church?

Church Couples

A few weeks ago my close friend Tina called after a difficult week at church. Her pastor was preaching a series about marriage, and he was all about "getting real."From her perspective, "getting real" meant that he was about to talk about sex.  Read more >

Role Play

It’s no surprise that I went into health law. Being a natural control freak, it has been nice over the past dozen years to be the one in charge. To say to a surgeon, who is so incredibly skilled and calm under pressure, it’s okay. Let me explain how this works. Even though inside, I’m probably laughing a bit, like “this is only a deposition!  If it ends badly, what’s a half-day mediation among friends?” And yet I’m a lawyer, and this is what I know.  Read more >

Your Daily Reading: “Living Wide Awake™” Give More Thought to Decisions and Plans 5-29-12

Opportunity!You can now build on the foundations you’ve created, as they have taken root and are ready to produce.Business foundations thrive and will begin to have outcomes as planned.Positive progress within friendships and relationships will appear now.Opposing Energies: Arrogance, unreliability, breakups, heartache, worry, indecision.Refrain from making major decisions, as today’s energies are a bit unstable; floaty.Wide Awake Words™ for today: Flow, relationship recovery.  Read more >

Days Leading Up To Adoption

If you haven't read Surprised by a Westie, you can check it out here! It's the first in my Westie series.  Read more >

Free time well spent

For the first time in many many months, I woke up today, the second day of my weekend, and realised I had nothing pressing that needed to get done. My sister and I cleaned the apartment and bought groceries yesterday.  Read more >

Your Daily Reading: “Living Wide Awake™” Karma Is the Ruler Today 5-26-12

For some, news may be coming your way.Likely it is of a personal nature or relating to a special someone.Even though it seems hard work is consistently on the horizon, rest assured getting off the fence and taking action in all cases generates rewards.Opposing Energies: Broken promises, unreliability, deceptions, excessive spending.Karma is the ruler today, be aware of things said or done that may affect your life and your goals, and do your best to right the imbalances.  Read more >

Seeking God

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13Seek God. What does that mean?Seeking God means seeking His presence or His face."My heart says of you, 'Seek his face!' Your face, Lord, I will seek." Psalm 27:8  "Now set your mind and heart to seek the Lord your God:" 1 Chronicles 22:19  Read more >

Your Daily Reading: “Living Wide Awake™” Being on the Precipice of Change 5-24-12

Today heralds rewards for having the courage to take steps into the vast unknown and trust your intuition.Being on the precipice of change, the desire to implement those changes is strong.The ideas and plans in change require a little time to assimilate, much like when one moves to a new place and it requires a little time to familiarize oneself with new surroundings.Opposing Energies: Stubbornness, gambling, greed.  Read more >

F Is for Flight

Ever since someone suggested that “angels can fly because they take themselves lightly”—I’ve considered the metaphor of Flight one of my favorite one-word “lifts” (pun intended).Examples of the pleasantness and implied liberation of the word Flight abound.We recently re-watched our DVD of “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” with its stunning soundtrack, and always, afterwards, it is the Gospel hymn “I’ll Fly Away” that most compellingly sticks in my mind.Poet James Dickey said that “Flight is the only truly new sensation” anyone has achieved in modern history.  Read more >