SALT & LIGHT

By Danelle Carvell                                                                     This past Fourth of July, I felt no reason to celebra...

http://www.ladiesagainstfeminism.com/feminism-related-issues/young-moms-work-for-free/  By Danelle Carvell  I often say that I was born i...

THE JOY OF MELLOWING WITH AGE One of the greatest things about getting older is being able to laugh more. When I was younger, I took life...

SMALL TOWN SUMMERS MAKE THE BEST MEMORIES I wait all year for summer. Fall is nice, but I don't get along with winter. I need warmth...

THAT DON'T IMPRESS ME MUCH I was watching Joyce Meyer tonight. She said, "Character is what you do when no one is watching....

MAYBE YOU NEED SOME SLOW SIMPLE SILENCE There are sixty million women in America who are so overstressed and over scheduled that it affect...

THE SENSE TO LOOK DEEPER I remember a verse that goes something like this, "Only the person involved can know her own pain; no one el...

PART OF THE HUMAN CONDITION "People don't know what to do when the wheels fall off your life." I like that quote from The L...

TRUST WILL SET YOU FREE Have you ever come across just the right book at a time when you really needed its wisdom? This happens to me all...

CAN'T KEEP A GOOD WEEBLE DOWN We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we d...

My sister gave me a book many years ago titled, Love Is A Decision. After reading it, I told others about it and was met with some very st...

By Danelle Carvell                                                                I keep pressing on through the never-ending chore of dishe...

THE PROBLEM WITH WORDS I love it when subjects to write about hit me while I'm brushing my teeth or going about my day. This one hit ...

DIAMONDS ON THE SIDEWALK When it comes to expressing joy, I'm not as expressive as I'd like to be. When I meet someone who is abu...

IT ALL COMES BACK DOUBLE Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and I want to write about love. Actually, in eight minutes it will be Valentine...

By Danelle Carvell Sometimes I think that being organized is over-rated. People who are very organized almost seem to get no joy out of...

THE BLESSINGS OF BEING MINDFUL Since writing about mindfulness a few weeks ago, I've been trying to practice a deeper awareness of the...

DON'T GET YOUR KNICKERS IN A TWIST And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called a...

MY FIRST MINDFUL MONDAY On the first Moday of the year, I'm sitting at my computer waiting for my writer's block to lift. I want ...

DO CRUMBS REALLY MATTER? Every time I'm bothered lately, it's for the same reason...people can't relax. They obsess about eve...

CATCHING MY BREATH " Lay aside your agenda for a moment. Stop striving to relieve yourself of the burdens that plague you. Rest, de...

SIMPLIFY THE SEASON This is the first I've been inspired to write since taking a break in late summer. Don't you love the weeks l...

EARTH SHOES AND MOOD RINGS Do you remember the ugly shoes we wore in the seventies? They were called earth shoes and of course they were ...