Author Archives: Barbara

Balance is a part of our daily lives. We want to eat a balanced diet, send our kids to schools with a balanced curriculum, and balance our check books. Balance holds us steady and allows us to cope with life. … Continue reading →

The heart is at the core of our physical existence.  We can live without a foot, leg, arm, hand, gall bladder, ear, eye, or even brain function, but without a heart – we die. The heart is also central in … Continue reading →

From a worldly point of view those who live in the present deny themselves nothing.  They play today and pay tomorrow.  Immediate gratification is what they seek.  However, from a spiritual perspective we live in the present by being open … Continue reading →

So many people live in the past and constantly lament what might have been.  They spend all their time focusing on things they can do nothing about.  They obsess over things like…if only I had married the geek I thought … Continue reading →

Hate is a strong word.  Some things just irritate me.  I try not to blur the line between the two.  However, I’ve decided that I hate chain letters.  Yes, hate is the right word.  I don’t just mildly dislike them.  … Continue reading →

Oxymora fascinate and confuse me.  (In case you didn’t know, “oxymora” is the plural for oxymoron.  A little fact I learned when my computer complained when I typed oxymorons.  You learn something new every day, but I digress.)  As I … Continue reading →

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was an American author, poet, doctor, and teacher of the 1800s.  Ever since I read his clever poem the Deacon’s Masterpiece about a one-hoss shay in high school I have been drawn to his work.  So … Continue reading →

Celebrating the New Year is an ancient custom dating back 4000 years to the Babylonians.  It had something to do with a New Moon and Vernal Equinox and such, but exactly why they selected this time of year to celebrate … Continue reading →

Each year it gets harder to buy Christmas gifts for loved ones who seem to have everything. What do you get the person who has everything?  Well, what gift would you give Jesus?  After all, it is His birthday we … Continue reading →

Remember the old Christmas song I’m Gettin’ Nuttin’ for Christmas?  It was pretty funny.  Some of us may think we’re gettin’ nuttin’ for Christmas as well.  Maybe we don’t have any friends.  Maybe we decided not to do a gift … Continue reading →