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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
Pick A Card But Not Just Any Card
When my children were young, my sister Beverly traveled extensively with her husband as he performed custom brick-laying across the country. She usually mailed my kids postcards from each new town. And before cell phones changed everyday life, when...
Rat-a-tat-tat
I’ve mentioned before how I continue to be amazed when a vague subject crosses my path (literally, visually, or electronically) several instances in a short span of time. It happened again today—three events within a ten-hour timespan. The subject...
This Is Your Brain On Wakelock
Remember my recent post on Hustle? I sang the praises of a young woman employee at my local Panera Bread. She took the concept of energetic effectiveness to a new level. I’ll tell you someone who doesn’t have hustle: the guy “working” at the...
Warning or Welcome?
Have you ever noticed America’s fascination with lighthouses? They are found on calendars, cards, prints, and electronic image pages (think...
Pick a stone, any stone
You wouldn’t ordinarily think of an eight-month pregnant woman as being a lively and dynamic public speaker, but several years ago I attended a...
Leaving the Outside
Architect Sarah Susanka’s “Not So Big House” books showed up in my life back when I was designing our home. I was so influenced by her view on the...
Prayer for May 2016 – Prayer of God’s Greatness
Prayer of God’s Greatness Scripture: To declare Your loving kindness in the morning and Your faithfulness every night... (Psalm 92:2) The...
Give the Girl a Hand
The topic of gratefulness is one that is being talked about more than ever. Many studies have demonstrated the impact that the gratitude attitude...
Get the Message!
In her book Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert encourages us to be receptive to the thoughts and ideas that present themselves to us. Otherwise, they may...
Backstory
It seems as if I didn’t really know my parents. Much of their backstory, as I know it, comes from my sisters or my aunts. I suppose I could use...
The Loretta Oak
Since it’s Mother’s Day weekend, I am posting a slightly revised version of a story I wrote in 1988 when my daughter Laura was five. (Sorry about...