by Barb Roose | Dec 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Not feeling Christmas-y? You aren’t alone. As much as the songs tell us that it’s the most wonderful time of the year and deck the halls, there are many of us who aren’t feeling Christmas-y. You know that you should be happy during this time of the...
by Barb Roose | Nov 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
It’s Thanksgiving season and I’m coming in hot today with one question that I’m challenging you to consider before you get lost in the kitchen cooking or before you arrive at family dinner. Today’s question: How Important Is It? Holidays like Thanksgiving can...
by Barb Roose | Nov 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
With four days to go until Thanksgiving, I’m coming in hot today with one question that I’m challenging you to consider before you get lost in the kitchen for the next few days cooking or before you pack to leave town. Today’s question: How Important Is It? Holidays...
by Barb Roose | Nov 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
It’s the first week in November – which means that some of you have already started watching Hallmark Christmas movies and drinking your peppermint mochas. I like to hold out until after I finish Thanksgiving dinner. Isn’t there a commandment that says Thou shalt not...
by Barb Roose | Oct 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
I saw a phrase on Instagram last week that caught my attention: empathetic distress. Psychologist Adam Grant, who is one of my favorite personal development thinkers, explained that empathetic distress is when we see someone hurting and we feel are unable to help....
by Barb Roose | Oct 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Have you ever sensed that God was moving you out of the way so that He could work in someone else’s life? Let me tell you a story… Last Monday, I woke up with a cold. By late afternoon, I could barely speak. By evening, my voice was gone. Just like that....
by Barb Roose | Oct 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Do you have trouble letting go of control? When there’s something that I really want, there is a temptation to engage in what I call the SHINE Control-Loving Behaviors in my Surrendered: Letting Go and Living Like Jesus Bible study: Stonewalling – Digging our...
