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Top 5 Reasons to Write a Thank-you Note (You might be surprised)
Turn obligation to opportunity I’m not going to tell you WHEN to write a thank-you note. You can find that information anywhere. Today I want you to think about WHY you might write a thank you note. As Simon Sinek reminds us in his wildly popular TED talk, the most significant things in our life […]
Living Reconciliation
ABOVE: Kathryn Laws and the author visiting the Philadelphia Zoo in 2018 Note from Elizabeth: The May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd from police brutality has galvanized the world and sent people like me scrambling to learn, understand, and take action to be part of the solution. I was put off by the extremes […]
Independence Day: Remember, Be Thankful, Pray, and Celebrate
First, let’s remember… As the world is rocked with a pandemic combined with cultural, political, economic, and societal unrest, it is entirely appropriate and important that we reflect today on this great nation—even with all its flaws—and marvel at the vision of our founding fathers so long ago. Let’s remember our history: On July 2nd, […]
D-Day Commemoration
I hope we never get too jaded or cynical to be moved by the remembrance of those who have fought—and those who have died—in service to our country, especially on this day as we celebrate the decisive victory of D-Day, 1944. This marvelous performance by the D-Day Darlings of Vera Lynn’s classic song, “There’ll Be […]
Is Your Compass Pointing To True North?
Note from Elizabeth: My guest author today is Laura Fogle, a personal friend and faithful reader. After reading my April Compass Points newsletter (“Life and Death in the Pandemic”), she graciously shared this experience and its spiritual lessons. I was so moved by it and am grateful to her for allowing me to share it […]
The Calamity: A letter to my friends
My dear friend, Annette Petrick, founder of Consider This Radio Show blog has given me permission to share her short letter that appeared last month on her website. It contains both encouragement and practical advice for dealing with our life in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic (and a much-appreciated shout-out to my own March […]
The Shenandoah
Encouraged by our writing group leader, Sarah Kohrs, to try different writing genres, I entered this into a Mountain Courier poetry contest. It was selected to be included in their April 2020 issue for National Poetry Month. The contest theme was “Uniquely Shenandoah.” The Shenandoah Listen to River’s voice from murky depths and restless […]