The Word Toxic in Relationships

Each year Oxford Dictionaries picks one word that reflects the culture, the mood or the concerns of the year. They picked the word “toxic” for 2018. One reason listed was there was “a 45% rise in the number of times people looked it up on...

Celebrating the Years and Counting!

Picture of me and my son, Kyle It is now five years ago this month (October 2018) that I was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. Twenty-nine years ago, I arrived home in October from a bone marrow transplant for recurring breast cancer. Needless to say, I continue to...

Are the Personalities Biblical?

A member of my ReBUILD coaching group recently asked, “Are the personalities biblical?” She wondered if there was a biblical basis for common views about personality differences. As you know, I have written about the personalities in many of my books,...

Sunrise or Sunset?

During a recent sermon, my pastor showed us a picture like the one above. Although this was not the point of his message, I began to wonder if it was a picture of a sunset or a sunrise? The only way to know is if I knew the position of the photographer taking the...