Each of us faces our own personal struggles.  Some of us may have similar issues, but we have our unique set of circumstances.  We really don’t know what other people are going through because we are not walking in their shoes.  Despite only knowing our personal issues, everyday struggles are real.  Some days the conflict seems to weigh us down.  We try to work through the obstacles, yet more issues arise.  It might seem like prayers are not answered or worse, not heard.  Jesus has a plan for each of us.  His plan may not work with our time…

We all have a choice about how we approach death and our feelings of guilt, anger, relief, sorrow, contentment, etc.  Although my late husband’s death was sudden and unexpected, I was fortunate to know that he did not want to survive on life support. A part of me feels a bit embarrassed to say that I don’t ever remember talking to him about faith.  We never had a need to talk about it because we lived it.  I saw him live life with love.  We both knew we would be married in a church, but rarely attended unless…

If you were to ask me years ago if I had idols in my life I would have laughed and said, “No!”  In hindsight, I always said that my family was first in my life.  I lived my life full of faith, but my family took that top spot.  I didn’t realize the importance of always putting my faith first until I worked with Mary Kay Cosmetics.  My faith was strong and present, but I never verbalized it as being first in my life.  The strength of my faith was definitely “in the closet.” It was the top leadership…

Some time ago I heard a quote from Radhika Reddy, “You are not always going to be able to do what you love, but you can love what you do.”  For most of my life, I have loved what I have done.  I find something that makes me happy and I keep myself focused on enjoying what I do.  Many times it is the people that I am with that allow me to love what I do.  I don’t remember saying yes or no to a job because of the product or service.  My focus was always on the…