Have you ever heard the story of The Mouse Trap  ( author unknown)? It goes like this, with my thoughts added afterwards: Main points of the story: A mouse was devastated to discover a farmer and his wife had purchased a mousetrap. In the farmyard, the mouse tried to warn the animals: “There is a […]

Fear is a very present part of our lives at one time or another and can’t be avoided. But how we deal with fear can make all the difference. Wishing you peace and joy in spite of everything going on around us, Carol

On this Good Friday, my hope is that you will take your eyes off the black dot, no matter how big it may seem and appreciate the reason this is called Good Friday. Prefer to read?  Most of the content is below: The Black Dot – Author Unknown One day, a professor entered his classroom […]

These days I think we all need a little encouragement. On this podcast I mention how I start my mornings to add some positivity to my life and I mention a hymn that has helped me many times. The words for it are written below. God hath not promised skies always blue, Flower-strewn pathways all […]

These days it’s cold and dreary here in Southern Ontario, Canada and I’m wishing I were somewhere else. It reminded me of something I read in a book called “Calm My Anxious Heart” by Linda Dillow It goes like this: Prefer to read the content? “It was spring but it was summer I wanted; the […]

Have you heard the story of the little bird before? Here are my thoughts on it and our reactions to the things that happen in our lives, especially now,  as we make choices about the ways we respond to our circumstances. Prefer to Read?  The podcast content continues below: A little bird was flying south […]

Often we hear things repeated, or we read about them online and we take it for granted that whatever it is must be true. But in this age of rampant false information, we need to take the extra time to check our facts. Prefer to Read the Rest of the Content? For instance, I found […]

Have you ever considered how much the things we think about affect our lives, either positively or negatively? Prefer to read the rest of the content? Famed physician Ben Carson had an uncontrolled temper as a young man, to the point that he almost hit his mother. Ben did hit a boy in the hallway […]