Tag Archives: Friends

What Not To Say

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

Imagine one of your friends has just received devastating and life-changing news. A lost job. A spouse walking out after 15 years. A cancer diagnosis. A problem appearing on a prenatal ultrasound. How do you show sympathy and support while … Continue reading →

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Making Friends

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Some people can walk into a room full of strangers and make at least five new friends within the hour. Growing up, I wasn’t one of them. Call it being introverted or shy or insecure, but I was content to … Continue reading →

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Friends Or Rivals

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Frenemy. An enemy disguised as a friend. Or a partner who is also a competitor or rival. What do you do when your friend is in line for the same position or award as you are? Conflicted emotions are only part of the … Continue reading →

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A Friend Is …

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

We were made for relationships and one of the prevailing relationships in life is that of friendship. Friend: A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts. A person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, usually exclusive of … Continue reading →

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More Than Family

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Two women from different cultures, both widows, undertook a long journey. One was consumed by bitterness and sought to return to the “old country.” The other resisted pressure and refused to return to her old home, instead embracing a new faith.  The road … Continue reading →

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Want To Go With?

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

Alone is not the best way to journey through life. We all need somebody to travel with us.  King Solomon wrote that “Two are better than one” (Ecclesiastes 4:9 -12). Why? Because they help each other succeed. When one falls, … Continue reading →

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Fundraiser for Sandi Rog

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

Last year, my writing friend Sandi Rog was diagnosed with Stage 4 T-cell lymphoma on the same day as her first novel debuted. As you might recall, due to intensive chemo treatments, she wasn’t able to do a scheduled book … Continue reading →

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A Cup of Cold Water

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

Ever been so hot you begged for a cup of cold water? Oh, wait, that’s been most of the country for the last month. This journey called life sometimes goes through seasons where the heat is turned up until we think … Continue reading →

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Making Friends

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

“A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” ~Proverbs 18:24 (NKJV) Growing up and through high school, I was very shy and insecure. Somehow, I’d gotten the impression that … Continue reading →

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Football Friday – Picking Your Fantasy Team

Posted on October 15, 2010 by

My husband and son are part of several (free) online fantasy football contests. Every week they check up on their chosen players, bench the injured ones, and occasionally trade a few out for someone with better on-field statistics. Then, every … Continue reading →

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