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Children’s Books Published!
Say something that matters.
Welcome to my blog! Sometimes I’ll offer advice about public speaking. Maybe I’ll tell you a story. Or perhaps I’ll make you laugh, teach you something interesting, or help you think a bit differently on a topic. Please consider subscribing so you don’t miss any of my posts.
Children’s Books Published!
Lifted Up Blog
Give Me Time to Adjust, OK?
Tomorrow is September 1st. Although we’re back to rather warm weather right now in northern Virginia, fall is not far behind. If you don’t believe me, just pop in to any store and you’ll find sugary-to-a-fault candy corn, costumes scary enough to...
Thoughts on Prayers
During my final year of commuting to work, I passed by the same young teen waiting for his school bus. He was a lone soul at that bus stop. The thought that I should pray for him popped into my head one day. So I did, calling him Bus Stop Boy in my...
Say It Again, Sam
I received my weekly report card from Grammarly yesterday. If you don’t already know, Grammarly is (according to their own website) “an online grammar checking, spell checking, and plagiarism detection platform for the English language developed by...
What Are You Looking At?
Not long ago a magazine solicited its readers for their best single piece of beauty advice. There were the usual responses of never sleep in your...
Beyond the Level of Love
Maybe you recall studying Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs from a Psych class. Summed up, Abraham Maslow put forth that people are wired to satisfy...
Focus, people!
Someone asked me recently to identify what separates me from others who teach public speaking. “What makes you different—why should I choose you?”...
Let It Go
The year-end prayer on forgiveness prompted me to write on the same topic. Forgiveness is something I think about a lot. Carrying around...
A New Year Prayer – God Forgives
Romaine Key is an uplifting person I wish I could share with everyone. My life has been blessed by her presence and her prayers which are nothing...
Cheep Warble Cheep
I remember the first time I read about birds singing…in their sleep. In the late 90s researchers found that male zebra finches actually sing while...
Are You Feeling It?
Note: This post is based on my 2016 Christmas letter. The word JOY shows up frequently during the Christmas season. Read the sentiments on the cards...
Home for Christmas
My friend Cindy calls me her spiritual friend. We worked together 25 years ago, and although separated by a little distance and busy schedules, we...