Inspiration Report

If I haven’t told you lately, I love you, dear readers. For the last few weeks, I’ve seen you pour out your hearts in response to blog posts like “Don’t Give Up”, “Count Your Blessings” and “Hope After Loss”. Your vulnerability inspires me. That and the fact that you love videos of laughing babies and…

Meet Rob Gibbs. He’s a 20-year-old British University student who’s about to climb the fourth largest mountain in the world. And he’s doing it for Childreach International. I recently reached out to Gibbs about his upcoming feat and what lead him to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro for the sake of children half a world away. With…

Everyone has dreams and hopes. Some are as grand as changing your career. Some are as small as getting through the day. Here’s a quick video to remind you to press on. Better days are on the way.

Since you loved the “Laughing Babies” so much, I just had to share with you these two talking twins. What do you think they’re talking about? I’m guessing one is concerned where his sock went and the other is trying to help him find it.  

Today is my birthday. No, I don’t say that to solicit birthday wishes. Since the wee hours of the morning, I’ve been the happy target of more than enough warm regards, kind thoughts and prayers for happiness. My friends and family are the best cheerleaders a girl could ask for. My family has a tradition…

A friend of mine sent me this video. It’s so bright and bubbly that I had to share it with you as well. We’ve all sat through boring in-flight safety announcements, but you’ve never seen them done like this before. Let fitness expert Richard Simmons give you the drill.

Last Tuesday’s blog sparked some interesting responses. I wrote on the importance of taking life one day at a time. Don’t fear about tomorrow and try to live in today. A woman wrote: My husband was killed in a small plane crash. I had worried ever since he got his license and I tried to…

I love this video, because it so illustrated the point that, when everything looks half-empty, you can realize just how full your life really is.

I schedule a lot, probably too much. Even down to my meals, I have a mental calendar (and several tangible ones) of everything I’m doing at least two weeks out. It comes in handy when I’m at work, because I’m very goal-oriented. The checklist gets crossed off every day. I’d love to think this brings…

How many contemporary Christian music artists does it take to sing a Beatles’ song? Apparently a hallway’s worth.

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