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Seeing Beyond: To Look or To See

April 16th, 2013|

I have heard it said that eyes that look are normal but eyes that see are rare.

However, I have found that eyes that see beyond are essential. Everyone has something to see beyond. Perhaps it is a closed door or a challenge

that seems crippling which blocks your view of life’s best. Some fail […]

Surprise!

March 11th, 2013|

It is rare you ever catch me in bed early. However, last week, I hit a wall. So, on Friday night I was dressed for bed by 5:00p.m after weeks of non-stop meetings, activities and a very busy convention I had attended. Though too tired to even sleep, and feeling weepy, I decided to […]

Guess Who I Met: Pope Benedict XVI

March 1st, 2013|

In March of 2010 we took our youngest children, Lydia and Connor, with us to Europe. I spoke fifteen times in eighteen days in the nation of Spain. After a grueling schedule and long days, we ended our Europe trip by spending three days in Rome. Though I write on Fridays who I have […]

Supersize It!

February 27th, 2013|

Have you ever been asked at a fast-food restaurant, “Care to super-size your order?” For only a few cents more, you can have your drink and fries super-sized to the largest available. What a deal! More sugar, fat and salted grease—for a savings.  America in general has enlarged their portions and super-sized plates of […]

Guess Who I Met: Dick and Rich Bott

February 15th, 2013|

I love the word legacy. Meeting a father-son team last year at the National Religious Broadcaster (NRB) Convention introduced me to two new friends who have a rich legacy in radio. Dick Bott, now 80, and his son, Rich Bott, pioneered and own and the Bott Radio Network, based in the Kansas City area. […]

Guess Who I Met: Eileen Smith

January 25th, 2013|

Years ago I met someone who has become one of my dearest friends. We met while waiting to be interviewed on a television show. She was to be a guest too, and we became immediate friends before the camera lights turned on. Eileen has a story that makes any mother shudder and her face […]

Thanks for Life

January 22nd, 2013|

To those of you who show up to help, to volunteer, to work and to fight on the front lines, saving lives, sharing hope, pleading with those who can’t see the value of life—thank you.

Thank you for your courage, and willingness to shed light on seemingly blind eyes. What you do does not go […]

Guess Who I Met: Lydia Ellison McWilliams

January 4th, 2013|

I want to highlight an international figure that is impacting her generation. I have known her well all her life. From a young girl I said, “She would rock nations,”—and she is. The joy of this incredible young woman is that she is our youngest daughter, Lydia Ellison McWilliams.

Watching Lydia tackle life has been […]

Out with the Old and In with the New

January 3rd, 2013|

Out with the old and in with the new is appropriate as we have stepped across the threshold of a new season. What will this year hold? More important, what is in your reach? What are you holding from last year that impairs you from grabbing the New Year with promise?

I wrote a handful […]

Happy New Year!

December 30th, 2012|

Standing at the edge of leaving one more year behind and advancing towards a new one confirms that time is like a vapor. What new great possibility awaits you this year? 

2013 is yours…Realize you have been strategically positioned. Anyone could have your place, but it is you. You are perfect for your assignment. Your […]