“4 AM Miracles: A Story of Healing Through Prayer”

Daily Writing Prompt What’s one simple thing you do that brings you joy? We often think joy is found in the big moments—major milestones, dramatic victories—but sometimes, it’s the quiet, consistent practices that bring the deepest sense of peace and purpose. For me, that simple joy is prayer. While many things light up my spirit—readingContinue reading ““4 AM Miracles: A Story of Healing Through Prayer””

From Tobacco Fields to the Coaching Stage: My Journey Through Work

Daily Prompt: What jobs have you had in your life? I started working at the tender age of six. My grandmother placed me in a job known as “handing tobacco” — passing tobacco leaves to be strung and hung in the barns to dry. While the work was simple and uneventful, I wasn’t alone. MyContinue reading “From Tobacco Fields to the Coaching Stage: My Journey Through Work”

Touch With Caution: Angels in Action A Reader’s Chapter Reflection

Touch with Caution: Angels in Action (Chapter reflection by Grant Jape)      As I read this chapter, I couldn’t help but think about what Andy has gone through in his life. There must have been something in his past experiences that required the attention of a female in order for him to cope withContinue reading “Touch With Caution: Angels in Action A Reader’s Chapter Reflection”

Parenting On My Back

(Image Credit:http://grovegals.blogspot.ca/2012_04_01_archive.html) Parenting on my back was fueled in the parent-child relationship. In my life, the roles were reversed: my children became caregivers to me. This unwelcome crisis was unexpectedly thrust into my existence in the prime of my life, when I was 37 years young, and the girls were 7 and 11 years ofContinue reading “Parenting On My Back”

Forgiveness Defeats Hate

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”–Mahatma Gandhi My husband was chronically allergic to responsibility, coming into our lives when we were thriving, then abandoning us when we needed him the most. I wanted desperately to believe he could change, and so did my girls, but after a while, weContinue reading “Forgiveness Defeats Hate”