yes, i spent a night in the hilton at o’hare airport. i volunteered to fly out a day later so they treated me nice(ly). i had a conference room: a nice long table with 5 cushy chairs around it, a flip chart, a white board, a bed that came down from the wall, a 2-seater…
life
less is love
some of us are still learning this, some of us already know and are living examples of it: less is more. or as i like to put it, less is love. as i help a friend with the final plans for her big day, i recognize the pressure to please, the pressure to save face,…
i just
feel like writing something since it’s been a while and all you who read this probably desire something new. i also want to talk about the power of sharing a good thing. we never know how the good thought we’ve received will impact someone else. why not share it? somehow we often don’t. it’s not…
conversations
jasmine, a friend of a friend, returned my call this afternoon. she’s a riot! when the conversation ended, i felt as if i’d just been refreshed. i finally made contact with tanya, after weeks of trying. as usual, we delved into discussions of the sda church, young adults, our angst, our anger, our revolutionary measures….
writing fever
so much has happened in the last 2 months. now i have a lull for just a couple of weeks. and in these 2 weeks, i have a lot of writing to do. i may get a poem published if the mag likes my revisions. i may finally actually finish my book. i may join…
learning…slowly
i’m learning slowly but surely, how to be an effective leader. i’m learning slooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwlyyyyyyyyyyyy.
the flood
so the steps from the garage into the basement decided to give way to water on friday. by night time, it’s cold enough to stop the water flow but by mid-day, water and the basement floor become friends. i guess we’ll have to dig down to the foundation and do some serious work. i envision,…