Happy Views Day!
Another installment of my Year of Courageous Acts (exposure to something you may or may not know about me…)

Animal I’d like to have domesticated: Woodchucks/groundhogs
Starting a new month, marching courageously,
Christina
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Happy Views Day!
Another installment of my Year of Courageous Acts (exposure to something you may or may not know about me…)
Animal I’d like to have domesticated: Woodchucks/groundhogs
Starting a new month, marching courageously,
Christina
I consider Zaccheus a biblical giant. In the book of Luke, he described Zaccheus as short. Luke’s description compared Zaccheus’s height to the crowd’s stature. Zaccheus’s can-do attitude wasn’t stunted when he climbed a tree to watch Jesus passing through town. Zaccheus was a short tax collector who didn’t allow crowd comparisons to stand in…
“That’ll separate the men from the boys.” In demanding situations, I often hear that challenge statement. Compared to boys, men are generally stronger, smarter, more courageous. I base a person’s strength on their ability to make sound decisions in chaotic circumstances. I consider a resourceful person to be resilient during, and after, unexpected twists. A…
“Shot in the Dark” is from my book Unthawed: Lessons from a Frozen Lily Pad (book #3 of 6 published so far). Unthawed includes 12 courageous stories from people (now friends) I met during a time when I lived in northern parts of the country. I invite you to read excerpts from previous books. I…
“Since the people began to bring their contributions to the temple of the Lord, we have had enough to eat and plenty to spare, because the Lord has blessed his people, and this great amount is left over” (2 Chron. 31:10). I recently rode with a “proactive driver,” commonly known as a defensive driver. We…
I attended a co-ed wedding shower for a couple who’s planning a Christmas wedding. Most guests were couples in their mid-to-late 20’s, including the engaged couple. They were all on extremely limited budgets. The future bride and groom requested gifts that didn’t involve traditional shopping. They wanted creative, low-to-no-cost, preferably non-regifted presents only. I was…
From a statistical standpoint, I’ve learned how safety is frequently found in numbers. Those larger numbers could benefit some situations and they provide insurance against certain catastrophes, but are surpluses invested in the best or most necessary things? I picture Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. The story is crafted around the underdog (or perhaps ‘under…