by mgeisen | Mar 28, 2014 | spirituality
You know that moment that makes your day? … that moment that changes your grumpiness into happiness? … that moment that shifts your attitude from one side to the other? For me, all it took was a wink and a nod! Big, brown expressive eyes peered at me through the...
by mgeisen | Mar 24, 2014 | spirituality
As I continue to explore what “bold” is and what inhibits each of us from pursuing it, I know that the last word you would use to describe me is “bold”. However, God doesn’t believe that and continues to pursue me relentlessly to push...
by mgeisen | Mar 21, 2014 | spirituality
Unnamed Untamed Unchanging Unrelenting You creep right into my happy and dig deep into my heart and mind You whittle away at my tough exterior until I am raw, exposed and I become a puddle of vulnerability You cut to my very core and my confidence is shattered You are...
by mgeisen | Mar 17, 2014 | spirituality
Last week, I wrote about being bold and I shared the story of one momma’s wish for her daughter. God showed up during that conversation and graced all three of us with a new understanding of boldness. To catch up from last week click here. So if boldness took...
by mgeisen | Mar 10, 2014 | spirituality
“BE BOLD” said the momma to her daughter. “I want you to grow up to be bold!” The daughter gazed intently at her mom through her chocolate brown eyes, absorbing every word. I sat across the table soaking in this momma’s advice to her...
by mgeisen | Mar 4, 2014 | spirituality
Another snow and ice storm approaches and the calendar has flipped to March. Did anyone tell Mother Nature that Winter should be waning and not reappearing in full force? Just last week, glimmers of Spring graced many of us with temperatures in the 60s and rain...
by mgeisen | Feb 27, 2014 | spirituality
COURAGE Is it a skill, a trait, or a gift? Do we inherit courage or learn it from those around us? Can we share courage if we have it, can our courage grow stronger or can we receive it from someone else? These questions require us to pause and learn what courage...
by mgeisen | Feb 24, 2014 | spirituality
The fog creeps in as a thief in the night slowly enveloping the land… Perspiring dampness covering all it touches, A white, mistiness creating a film that overwhelms and overtakes. Measuring its steps, the fog seeps into every pore, smothering all in its wake,...
by mgeisen | Feb 20, 2014 | spirituality
Dictionary.com defines beneficial as the following: ben·e·fi·cial adjective 1. conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: 2. a. helpful in the meeting of needs: a beneficial association. b. involving the personal enjoyment of proceeds: a beneficial owner....
by mgeisen | Feb 16, 2014 | spirituality
Everyday I am given the ultimate gift – another day to celebrate the life that God chose to give me. Each day the morning sky signals a new beginning and I am given another chance to seize whatever lies before me. But loss hovers on the horizon. Loss that...