Finding Joy

  • What Do You See

    What Do You See

    Perspective 1: Why can’t you see it? Why can’t you see what they’re doing to us and our country? Perspective 2: What are you talking about? They’re not doing anything. You’re just a conspiracy theorist. Perspective 1: I don’t understand. Can’t you see that they are saying one thing, but doing another? They’re lying to Read more

  • Be Yourself and Don’t Apologize

    Be Yourself and Don’t Apologize

    I have a picture on my office wall that says, “Be Yourself and Don’t Apologize.” I think about it all the time. Am I being myself? My Dad jokingly says that he’s been married to at least 3 different women, all of whom are my mother over the past 61 years. Kevin can say the Read more

  • What’s Coming In 2025: Did You Feel The Earthquake?

    What’s Coming In 2025: Did You Feel The Earthquake?

    Is something bad coming this year? I’m sure you’ve heard some rumors too. Earthquakes, World War III, or maybe another viral virus is own it’s way. I’m old enough to remember when the world was going to collapse in the year 2000 (Y2K). I was scared to go to work that week. I was working Read more

  • Transform Your Thoughts: Attracting Your Perfect Partner

    Transform Your Thoughts: Attracting Your Perfect Partner

    The other day someone approached Kevin and me. We were wrapping up getting the classroom ready for the next day. I could tell this person had something on his mind. Something was bothering him. I paused what I was doing and I asked him how he was doing. He said he was okay. He mentioned Read more

  • Coping with the Loss of a Beloved Pet

    Coping with the Loss of a Beloved Pet

    Emotions can be difficult sometimes. We put our 20 year old cat to sleep the other day. It was time, but it was one of the hardest decisions I’ve made so far in my life. For 20 years (two lifetimes, as my Dad calls it), she’s been a daily part of our lives. She was Read more

  • The Power of Forgiveness: Letting Go of Grudges

    The Power of Forgiveness: Letting Go of Grudges

    You’ve probably heard it said, “Holding on to anger is like grabbing a hot coal to throw it at someone else, but you’re the one who gets burned.” (Paraphrasing a quote attributed to Buddha.) Life is hard enough without holding on to grudges. We free ourselves when we let go and let God. When we Read more