Encouragement
For Your Life

Join me as I walk the South Carolina shoreline. I was visiting some friends at the beach a few weeks ago, and although the temperature was rather chilly, there is nothing I love more than exploring the beach in the winter. One of the great pleasures of the Carolina coast is that as the seasons change, different things wash up on the shore, and as I was walking on the beach looking for sharks’ teeth and shells, I came across a Lettered Olive, which is the South Carolina state shell, and it’s a real find if you can get one

No doubt my headline caught your attention (and it should). My theme for today is one I hope reflects you: “Hey, I’m gorgeous inside,” and I hope you are, too. So, stay with me for the next few minutes as we talk about being beautiful inside and out. I’m gorgeous inside! That’s probably the headline you were thinking about when you woke up this morning, but I have to ask, “Are you gorgeous inside?” I hope so. Every day, I have clients who on the outside seemed to have it all: a big job, a big title, a big house,

My friend, life is better when you catch the heart and head. A while back, I moderated a panel of local business leaders, and what was interesting was that the topic of the day was courage. So, the conversation ranged from “what does courage mean in today’s world, to how courage has come at a cost in your life, and what do you wish you had known about leading with courage.” One of the presenters on the stage said something I don’t think I’ll ever forget… his name was Javier Carto, and he said, “Once you find something that catches

Isn’t it time you slowed down to enjoy life? I know I should probably slow down, but I want to share some funny things that I saw this week that I believe will help make your week better. I went to visit some older friends, and I went to the refrigerator to get some iced tea for everybody, and then I noticed it: the laundry soap was sitting right next to the orange juice in the refrigerator. Now listen, it can happen to any of us, I’m sure. We are so busy with life that sometimes we mindlessly put things

My theme for today is a good one, and it is this: Don’t Borrow Trouble. The phrase is often associated with a verse in the Bible found in Matthew 6:34, which says, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Most of you reading or listening today don’t want to do that, yet it seems so many people borrow tomorrow’s trouble. It is a strange thing to see in action. Let me tell you how this is working out. I’m watching a friend sell their house, and this

My favorite T-shirt of all time (and that’s a long time) For those of you who know me, know that I am a beach girl through and through. I am fascinated with the ocean, the shoreline, the marsh, the waves, and the sea life that the water provides. A few weeks ago, some friends and I went to Bulls Island, a 6.5-mile-long uninhabited island that is the largest of the four barrier islands off the coast of South Carolina. And there’s a place on the island that they call Boneyard Beach, and that’s because the sun and saltwater have bleached