I was thinking yesterday about being a Mom and what I wish I had known earlier in my imperfect stint as a mother of three.  The first thing that came to my mind was “the personalities.”  

Discovering this concept started me on the long journey to self-acceptance and knowing my true identity.  I was eventually released from the comparison syndrome, performance trap and the self-worth roller coaster.  Whew!  Was I ever...

My One Word for 2017 is Joy.  I have a feeling that I understand why God wants me to concentrate on this small yet significant word this year. 

1.  The Choleric personality in me tends to focus on the work before me like blinders on a horse causing me to miss some sources for joy -- gladness, laughter, happiness, delight, or deep satisfaction.

2.  We have such a limited view of joy that we don’t even recognize it when it hi...