Thanksgiving Table Talk

Does the conversation at your holiday dinner table ever feel superficial or boring? Here’s a special list of questions to share this Thanksgiving. Cut out each question and place one at each table setting. You can choose any or all of them. At the appropriate time, go around the table and ask each person to […]

The Reality of Our Relationships

Can Christian marriages be healed and restored? Can parents live well with teenagers? Is it possible to learn how to help people “get you?” YES! YES! YES! Click the button below to listen to my interview on the podcast, Rising Higher. Long ago, I recognized the tremendous value in learning how to understand ourselves and […]

Praying for Others

Are you praying that the people dear to you will turn their hearts to Christ? Years ago, I learned about the effectiveness of praying with words straight from the Bible. During my morning walks I prayed for the neighbors inside each house using the words of 2 Corinthians 10:3-5. In the first two verses, we […]

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I’ve waited a very long time to write this message. Most of you know me through my book, The Heart Healer; but I have also presented messages about our four basic personalities and relationships, in business settings and to church groups, for over thirty years. Since I love telling stories, I’ll use the following one to […]

A Personal Message

I’ve waited a very long time to write this message. You may know me through my book, The Heart Healer; but I have also presented messages about our four basic personalities and relationships, in business settings and to church groups, for over thirty years.  Since I love telling stories, I’ll use the following one to tell […]

A FATHER’S DAY EXPOSE’ – PART II

     In my Relationship Reality classes, I usually ask for a show of hands for participants who have previously taken a personality assessment. Most enjoyed learning more about themselves, but then didn’t have much instruction about how to apply the information to their daily lives. Well, that’s what I specialize in!!      In this second […]

A FATHER’S DAY EXPOSE’ – PART I

Were there pivotal moments in your personal history that you didn’t recognize as particularly important until years later? My interview guest in this two-part series…

WHAT MAKES YOUR MOM UNIQUE?​

     Even now, I appreciate the consistency and steady routine my mother raised us with. On summer days we knew that  rest time came after lunch, as we avoided the hot Texas sun. Saturdays were dedicated to shoe shining and pin curls in my hair to prepare for church the next day. In all of […]

Harmony in the Household

My life changed when I learned about the four basic personalities almost 40 years ago. Since then, I’ve lived it, taught it and encouraged understanding it because of the impact on families and on other important relationships. Now, I’m launching an updated program incorporating an understanding of our personalities WITH heart healing. Who of us […]

Our Mexico Miracle (Part II)

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The continuing story of our miracle in Mexico… While we finished our conversation with the lonely lady at the table, a large stray dog appeared quietly by my side. There was nothing at all frightening about him. The opposite was true, and though a dog of mixed breed; this one clearly had German Shepherd in […]

Our Mexico Miracle (Part I)

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Our two eldest daughters and I were walking along a cobblestone road outside Tepotzlan, Mexico. It was 1994, and they were in their last years of college.  We’d taken a bus from Cuernavaca to visit a remote cafe at the base of a mountain in this ancient village. At the time, my casual garb was […]