There’s a lot to be angry about these days. ➢ My retirement fund is gone because of the greed of others. ➢ I lost my job while my boss gets a bonus. ➢ I’ve saved all my life, lived within my means and yet the irresponsible guy in default gets bailed out! Angry yet? In the blogosphere l...

This show was a challenge for me because of pride. I don't know why I think that when I make InspirationSounds podcast I suppose not to show there are times that I am going through "storms" in my life but in all honesty being a Follower of Christ it's okay to show sadness sometimes...it's okay to sh...

attributed to a 17th Century nun, and found in this post at TGB, by guest blogger, Chancy of Driftwood Inspiration: "Lord, you know better than I know myself that I am getting older and will someday be old. Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on ev...

I’m referring to my Passover. Like all Jewish holidays with the extra day of yom tov (holy day) because we live in the diaspora, it was more of an endurance test than a spiritual uplift. I want to join Dennis Prager’s cult — Jews Against Yom Tov Sheni. When I measure up onerous wor...

My artist block has been lifted and I'm feeling uplifted. The above image is of a character I've been threatening to highlight in a comic strip called "An Ordinary Day in the Life of an 18th Century Lady" -- her name is simply Estelle.  I'll have to come up with a few more names and titles to a...

It was one of those days. I can't quite pinpoint what was wrong, but I wasn't feeling like my happy and chipper self. In fact, I was feeling just plain mopey. My husband even said, "Have a nice day, Eyeore," as he left for work. "Very funny, Seinfeld," I gloomily replied. I've fo...