by Shelia Shook | Jul 31, 2020 | Be Inspired
Ever have a favorite song that spoke for you? Music is a mood-setter. It can give you an adrenalin rush and get your feet moving for exercise or dance, or in the middle of a great mood, it can bring you down. Combined with lyrics, it’s a communicator. How do song...
by Shelia Shook | Jul 14, 2020 | Be Inspired
When Bill married me, I only weighed a hundred and eighteen pounds and was lean and strong–feather weight in the world of boxing. His Uncle Danny used to say, “Billy, tell your little wife not to hit me so hard.” We joked about it, and Bill seemed proud. He even...
by Shelia Shook | Jun 30, 2020 | Be Inspired
Fifty Ways to Keep Your Lover #13 These fifty ways are not in any kind of order, but if I were to prioritize this list, laughter would be among the top ten. My last two blogs reflect the gravity we dealt with in our marriage, and lest you think we didn’t laugh, I want...
by Shelia Shook | Dec 20, 2019 | Be Inspired
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE? Christmas trees have been decorated since the 16th century and even have some history dating further back than that. They have been my favorite to decorate for years and yet they can sometimes be the most expensive. My...
by Shelia Shook | Nov 24, 2019 | Be Inspired
FIVE PRINCIPLES OF HOPE The Holiday season is upon us. Life can be harder at this time of year, but life can be hard anytime we are missing loved ones, feeling alone, or helpless. Memories crowd our thoughts and we can be lonely in a crowd. I don’t know about you, but...
by Shelia Shook | Sep 22, 2019 | Be Inspired
PROCRASTINATION PART III CONCLUSION I kept putting off writing this blog post because I thought it was going to be hard, mind-boggling, time-consuming, and I was afraid of being embarrassed and possibly rejected by you, my readers. I found though, once I got started,...
