Surprises often catch us off guard and throw a wrench into our plans. In all my years of project implementations, even when we planned (we thought) for every possible issue, something always came up to try to thwart the go live. And that is where being flexible and accepting of these surprises becomes one of …
Gratitude challenge – routines
By Merry Mary At my prior employer my calendar was chock-ful of meetings. From 9 am until 5 pm I jumped from call to call. The president of the company laughingly said to me,’Meetings are up. Productivity is down.’ And yet I managed to stay productive (which is probably why my calendar continued to stay full up until …
The game is fixed
By Merry Mary I had an interesting discussion in my bible study this morning that I feel compelled to share. We were discussing Ephesians and the moderator asked how we felt about predestination. This question kick-started some conversations that I wasn’t at all prepared for. But as with so many things in life, I believe God wanted me …
What do we do now, Mavis?
Mavis is my adorable rescue chiweenie from Louisiana. Mavis was abandoned/dumped in Covington (rural Louisiana). I saw her running around the street, dodging cars, but couldn’t catch her. That night there was a thunderstorm. I looked out the back door and there was a sweet little face looking back at me. This was February, so …