Perfectionism Is a Trap
My father was a general contractor. He was also a perfectionist — not a perfectionist about everything, mind you, but certainly a perfectionist about his work. When Daddy did a…
Author: Jennifer Flanders
8 Great Apps for Building Better Habits
Last January, I wrote about the different approach I was trying for my 2012 New Year’s resolutions. I purposed to work on one new habit at a time and allow…
Love in Action
Can you believe it? Another Christmas come and (very nearly) gone! Ours ended up being white this year — a surprising and delightful rarity here in Texas. When you take…
9 Benefits of Reading Fiction
For as long as I can remember, I have preferred reading non-fiction to fiction. When frequenting libraries and bookstores in bygone years, I’d push my way past anything with a…
They Won’t Know It Till You Show It
Best wishes for a happy Thanksgiving, from my home to yours…. As you count your blessings today, take time to tell those living, breathing blessings in your life how much…
Laughter is Good Medicine
If you had asked me before I married what I wanted in a husband, “a good sense of humor” would not have been the first thing that sprang to mind….