What's your perspective?  How do you navigate through life?  Are you a positive or a negative kind of person?  Is the glass half full or half empty?  What lens do you view life from? It's all a matter of perspective. I attended a funeral yesterday.  My friend awakened to find her husband of 57 years dead.  He died in his sleep.  He was not a young man and had many recent health issues.  But it still came as a shock to my friend Darrene.   I listened to the eulogy of this man of God.  He left behind a legacy of faith.  His grandsons stood at the …

Let your light shine.  It's amazing how a single candle lit can dispel darkness. I love candlelight services on Christmas Eve.  In our church, we start at one end.  A single candle is lit and the person turns to the one sitting next to them and lights their candle.  This continues until all of the candles are shining brightly.  It's quite a sight to see.  The darkness disappears. What would happen if each one of us let our light shine brightly?  ... To continue reading, please link over to Laced with Grace for my monthly devotional. Blessings a…

Every day we make choices.  Many of those choices become automatic.  You don't even think about them. But if you consider your future, I believe it's important to examine your day to day choices.  After all, they determine what your tomorrows become.  I coined that phrase when I was working with heart patients.  As a cardiovascular nurse specialist, part of my job was to educate them about making healthier lifestyle choices. We make choices in every area of our lives. Consider some of the choices you get to make: Hold a grudge or forgive someo…