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There’s a beautiful scene in The Sound of Music when a distraught Maria has just returned to her abbey after falling in love with the father of the children to whom she was a governess. Trying to make sense of her situation, she cries to her mother superior, “When God closes a door, somewhere He…

This video made the rounds in our office. I’ll be honest that at first I didn’t get it. Then, our Entertainment editor Evan Derrick said, “One day you’ll see that part of the fun of parenting is feeding your kids new foods for the first time and watching their reactions.” So here you go, babies…

This is a very popular quote from author Marianne Williamson. You’ve probably read it before, but clear your mind and read it with fresh eyes today. Take some time to meditate on these words, because if they sink down into your spirit, you may never be the same. Our deepest fear is not that we…

It’s the simplest advice, isn’t it? We were born with the ability to do it. Be ourselves; think, behave and interact with others from our true nature. Sounds easy enough. So, where did we go wrong? I suppose it’s about the time when we started noticing that other people had opinions and then those opinions…

To Write Love on Her Arms is an amazing organization that seeks to help people dealing with anything from addictions to self-mutilation to thoughts of suicide; simply and yet profoundly, they offer hope to those in despair. Their latest campaign asks two burning questions: What is your biggest fear? What is your greatest dream? When…

I spoke with Diane Sawyer yesterday about her upcoming interview with abduction survivor Jaycee Dugard. If you recall, Jaycee was kidnapped from her school bus stop back in 1991 when she was only 11 years old. She went missing for more than 18 years before investigators were able to positively identify her. Click here to…

Friends can laugh together and cry together. However, I’ve always believed that a true friend is one with whom you can do nothing. Someone who shares in the silence of a lazy afternoon is a friend indeed. May we all have friends so dear and so close as these adorable pugs. tired from Matt Wiebe…

“I dare you to move / Like today never happened before” – Switchfoot I don’t think we take enough advantage of new days. Think about it. Whether you noticed or not, you got a second chance this morning. You were given another 24 hours to make the most out of your life, to right any…

I was touched by the response to Your Thoughts Create Your World. It takes a lot to change your thinking. Here is more encouragement from author and pastor Joel Osteen.

This week’s blogs have sparked some interesting comments. On both Out Your Envy and Your Thoughts Create Your World, readers mentioned broken hearts and love lost. Heartache is the worse. It can sometimes sap every ounce of energy and optimism out of you. When you go through a broken relationship, it can take a long…
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