In our Sunday School class last week, we discussed Stewardship in the areas of your time, talent, treasure, and temple. As the teacher discussed using our gifts and talents for God's purposes, I raised an issue that many of us have in deciding whether we are going to use our gifts and...

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 "Doing what I love!"

 Christy

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I am still loving my membership to the YMCA. I typically participate in 5 group exercise classes per week, including Cardio Barre, Zumba, and Core. In April, the Y introduced a new class called Strength Train Together, a group class using free weights. I absolutely love this class and am seeing...

Re-post from October 2016:

 I posted a quote by Oprah Winfrey on my social media sites today. The quote says “I’ve learned that you can’t have everything and do everything at the same time.” Now, I post a lot of quotes. I love quotes. If you’ve read my book...

Early in my career, I worked at Ralston Purina Pet Food Company. I was based in Florida and our Region office was headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Due to the difference in location, I often had to fly to Atlanta. At that time in my life, I had not yet learned the art of packing for a trip. I...

One day while walking near my neighborhood, I approached an intersection. As I came closer, I noticed a lady in a black SUV lingering a bit too long. I instinctively figured she must be lost. She had that look about her. As I got closer, we established eye contact and she said she was looking for...

During our Alaska land and sea cruise, James and I participated in several excursions. We had a nature excursion on a bus (2 hours of my life I will never get back) looking for moose and bears. Fortunately, the excursions got better as we threw axes, watched a lumberjack show (my favorite) and...