Of late, I have heard a word used to describe the affect I have on others. It is the word disarming. It is because of my humor at times, but always in what I see that surprises everyone. AND, timing is the key to any good line or impact.
For example, my husband and I […]
“Infectious Joy” was the theme for a conference in Boise, where I spoke five times one weekend. I could hardly wait to see if the weekend would be filled with laughter or game hunting and me given my own rifle in the mountains. However, much to my surprise, a funny thing happened at the […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
I hope your Christmas was filled with joy and His presence. The challenge has always been to keep the real focus of the celebration of Christmas in balance with all the busy December dates and events, shopping, budgeting, food preparations and anticipating family and all they bring to your table. Our McFamily Thanksgiving and […]
Loss of any kind is hard, but when it comes to your elementary child in a needless shooting at their school, it is beyond understanding. The world is in shock over the senseless slaughter of 20 innocent elementary students in Newtown, Connecticut and 6 staff, when a deranged gunman stormed Sandy Hook Elementary School […]
I am often asked, “Gail, what do you see?” This of course is a sensible question since losing my eyesight gradually giving birth to five miracle children.
I often tell people they look ten pounds lighter and their hair looks awesome and the clothes they are wearing the coolest. Usually, it is met with laughter […]