Laughter: Kick Off Your New Year with Awesomesauce

This past weekend, I met Haywood Smith, bestselling author of The Red Hat Club and many more books, at a local writer’s meeting. She spoke about the blessings she’s experienced as a writer. I was so entertained by the way that she tied in her once painful stories into humor. Her stories kept us all laughing throughout her speech.

Hearing Haywood Smith’s humorous recollection her stories were a great way to start the year.

My friend, Tabi Eberhardt, also known as Iwear Hoodies on Facebook, shared with me a funny song she rewrote from REM’s “It’s the End of the World” song that I believe speaks volumes about laughter, being in the moment and enjoying life. That’s what I want more of this year. How about you? [Read more...]

Life is our playground

God has truly set up our world to be a playground. When things aren’t going your way, sure you have troubles and burdens, or you may be experiencing heartache, but doesn’t everybody at some point.

Even in the rough times, those glimpses and moments of hope are reminders on your path that things will not always be that way.

I know because I’ve been where you are. I still have burdens and things I have to work through, but everyone who is still here on earth has something we are going through otherwise we wouldn’t be here.

What I want to help you see today, is to inspire you to create more moments of play and indulgence in things that uplift your spirits. It’s in creating more of these moments and letting them linger that you will shift your mood to happiness and joy even in the darkest times.

Let me share with you how my daughters and I played this past weekend.

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