We hear so many happy phrases throughout this season…”Merry Christmas,” “Happy Holidays,” “Joy to the world,” “Have yourself a merry little Christmas.”    We all dream of chestnuts roasting on an open fire, sleigh rides in the snow, kisses under the mistletoe, Christmas movies, lots of great food and laughs with family, and 50% off. […]

Years ago, I attended Leading and Loving It, where I listened to Mike Foster, author of People of the Second Chance, speak about soul care. It was so good! In Happy ANYWAY, I talk a lot about how not until we find joy and enjoy that joy spiritually, mentally, and physically will we be able […]

The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest! Apologize:  The first to apologize is the bravest! Its been said there are two times to apologize. When you are right and when you are wrong. Seriously, due to blind spots and lack of […]

“It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.” Proverbs 25:24 NLT We’ve all heard it:  “If Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” That saying begs the question, “Who made Mama mad?!” Was it the husband who still did not get the chore done that […]

John 16:33 New Living Translation (NLT) 33 “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” Sometimes, problems in life can seem all-consuming. If you’re like me, it never fails…when everything is […]

Last week we laid the foundation for this week’s blog so if you didn’t get a chance to read last week’s blog, please go back and do so if possible. This is such a key truth for our sanity. Seriously 😳  The gyst is this :  You need more peace? What you may need is […]

In today’s blog I would like to simply walk you through a few scriptures about peace and observe together how important peace is when it comes to having boundaries in our lives. Boundaries are critical to our spiritual, emotional, and physical health. ✝️=❤️=😃 You will notice a thread below as we read a verse and […]

Did you think it would be without a fight?   A dream fulfilled can take a long time. And once it does come to pass, not everyone is as excited about it like you are. Many will be excited but why do we seem to focus on the 3 people who are not? That is […]

I like to say that my life’s message about learning to be happy ANYWAY is basically a message of faith with a red bow on it. 🎁  Think about it, I don’t know about you but my family has fully embraced shopping on Amazon. You never know what goodie package might be at the door […]

There is an image forever planted in my mind of my mom any time groovy music came on, she would proceed to move and groove to the music. No one can dance while driving like Mom could. There was a free, happy spirit about her that was wild and mysterious. I guess that explains why […]