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Everyday Life w/ Stephanie
Hamster Wheel to Nowhere…
"What's the point?" I was just wrapping up my last Zoom virtual session of the day when the text came through. I hadn't really looked at it until I hit the End Meeting button. When I did, it read: "I am leaving something on your front porch." In this time of self...
In The Wake of the Tail
Are you in someone’s wake? Always feeling pushed behind? Check this out.
Summer “Best Of” Series…
This particular fave is being brought back as part of our summer "Best of" Series. Enjoy! ...While working to place my left toe behind my right ear and attempting to stretch my other extremities toward the far wall as directed, our yoga instructor serenely stated,...
Be Sure to Check for Choos!
She was in the bathroom stall when two other women entered the ladies lounge. "Can you believe he came?" the one snorted. "And where did he find her?!" My friend had accompanied her new husband to the funeral of his ex-wife. Pretty noble if you ask me. I don't know...
Special Forces: Old School Style
Ironically, the first Titans game that I had the pleasure of attending this year featured the very group of this band of brothers as the team that rolled out the huge American flag on the field during the National Anthem portion of the game. (A tradition in our country that is quite in the news and under fire of late due to NFL players “taking a knee” during that special tribute time.)
Everyday thoughts for your everyday life
Stephanie shares about what she experienced during COVID and how she found it to be an amazingly productive season in her life.
Are You Heading In the Right Direction?
I was standing in the kitchen in my robe, fuzzy slippers, and holding a cup of coffee. I was facing the refrigerator, I recall, and just standing there —staring blankly into space. I was facing an unexpected transition. I had been blindsided and I had also been beaten...
Unexpected Transitions
If you’ve ever experienced a sudden crisis or dramatic life change, you know that universal feeling that often accompanies one. It’s as if you sit on a carousel that keeps spinning faster and faster though no one manages the controls. Just when you try to get...
House on fire!
It was just a typical end of day chat with one of my main team members. While on the phone, walking around talking, I heard a loud noise. Turning to look in the direction from whence it came, I suddenly realized I was staring at flames. The house behind mine was...
Decoration Day: AKA Memorial Day
Did you know that Memorial Day used to be called Decoration Day? My grandmother and my mother were the ones who taught me that piece of information when I was a little girl. But there's a reason for that. Memorial Day used to be a special time set aside for Americans...
Timing, Training, & Trust
Imagine being informed that you are the one chosen to walk a very long red carpet, fully flanked by sword-bearing soldiers of another nation, while protecting the First Couple. It's a long walk, and if anything happens to the president and the first lady, both of whom...
Card from my dog…
So it's Mother's Day. And, if you're not a mother, or perhaps your own mother is no longer with you, it can be a hard day. It's a day, for which many folks whom I personally know, choose not to attend church or other festivities—as it just makes the day all the more...
This is It?
It was one of those moments that is a bit surreal. The kind where you remember the sun coming through the windows, exactly what you were wearing, and where you were. The odd thing was, I was simply in the parking lot of a grocery store. Nothing life-changing. Or, so I...
Did You Celebrate Arbor Day This Weekend?
This was blog was originally published in 2010. It has been brought back to commemorate a holiday we may not all be too sure about.... As we walked the sidewalk back to our corporate offices, I can remember being so impressed with this colleague of mine who had...
Not so fast…
Sometimes in life, things happen that look permanent. You can't imagine anything good coming from the situation. No hope at all. But then, something amazing happens.What do I mean by that? I was sitting in a most lovely Tenebrae service this past Friday at my church....
Moments that make you wonder…
I'd never heard of the university. It had an odd name, and I thought the request for my client to speak there was something that would fade away. An interesting gentleman who kept calling and emailing our offices, however, had other plans. He persisted, worked his...
It’s Just Not Right!
We were simply working through the preparation stage of the editorial process with an author when we learned some very unexpected news. Apparently one of the catalysts for the book we were reviewing came from a disturbing situation. The author had learned that for 8...
Southern Snow
As Bosco and I made our way to the kitchen for our morning ritual, I flipped the switch on the coffee pot and reached for the dog bowl in order to prepare his breakfast. When I opened the cabinet to extract my coffee cup and looked out the window, it started. There it...
My Latest Anti-Aging Tip
While on the phone with a teammate the other day, I found myself laughing at her take on certain projects we were currently navigating. Her ways of thinking and how she expressed her response to the challenges at hand simply tickled my funny bone, as they say, to no...
Delays and Disruptions: Divine Appointments/Hidden Blessings?
Heading over to the gun range, I was a bit excited, and apprehensive, at the same time. Having not practiced for what seems to be about a year, I knew my familiarity with my Bersa 380 and my skills were both quite rusty. But my basket was packed and was holding my...
Fishy Taxes
If you are feeling the financial pinch lately, and a bit concerned, I hope this passage will encourage you. And, my personal story as well.
Idealistic vs. Realistic
While sitting at a business lunch, across from a gentleman who works at a university in the alumni donations space, the conversation turned to recent events in our country. Unless you have been living under a rock, there's been a lot of unrest, to say the least. That...
Call the question, will ya?
When I first moved to Nashville, in an attempt to meet more people and at the encouragement of my grandmother, I joined a club. Those people were a wonderful group who not only became friends, in time they became like family. We shared many happy and amazing memories...
Until the Cows Come Home
Imagine looking up only to see something you lost awhile back, coming up your driveway, arriving on a cart that's being pulled by cows. Sounds strange, but that's exactly what happened to the children of Israel after they once lost the Ark of the Covenant in battle....
They Believe in Him Now…
I was listening to a story being told, and found myself drawn in with each passing sentence from the orator. It was a story of a boy who came from a home where the father was absent, and if the mother was not in a psychiatric ward, she was in jail, or with a...
Peel Me a Grape
There's a jazz song that is titled, "Peel Me a Grape." How do I know that? Because I sang it when I was with the jazz band...many moons ago. That being said, I had a dream last night—about grapes. Well, I had quite a few dreams, actually. My mind doesn't usually stop...
The Woman Behind Thanksgiving
Looking for something "new," or, better yet, something besides politics to chat about at Thanksgiving dinner this year? Why not throw this patriotic piece of trivia into the table conversation mix. While listening to our pastor at church last night (Thanksgiving eve)...
A Long Way from Mason Street…
When I was a young girl, living in the San Diego area (Escondido, CA), my maternal grandmother was devoted to making sure I had a healthy view of the world. Not only that, she was adamant that I learn culture and that I be exposed to it. She was also extremely keen on...
Thanks for coming out today!
Just a quick note of thanks to all of you who came out to the book signing at First Presbyterian in Nashville. A very special thanks as well goes to Kathy Gaston and her team for not only making us feel so welcome but for facilitating this special time together. We've...
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