In early August, late one Sunday evening–August 7 to be precise– I was gathering habanero peppers. It was hot and I was tired. The pepper plants were short and so, to avoid bending over, I’d plopped myself down and was sitting in the grass, picking peppers off one plant at a time. I would gather […]
Storyteller Taylor Robinson: How to Shine
We were designed by a creator to be creative and if you want to shine, you need to find the thing you love to do and do that. Those are just slightly-paraphrased words of wisdom from Taylor Robinson, the guest on episode 9 of the Discover Grow Shinecast. You can find the media player below […]
Red Mountain Grace
Jason Carroll, co-founder of Red Mountain Grace, is the guest on episode 32 of Birmingham Shines podcast. Red Mountain Grace is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides residential assistance to out-of-town families in need who must be in Alabama on an extended basis to receive medical treatments. The organization exemplifies what it means to offer grace […]
All-Encompassing Love
In yesterday’s post I was trying to describe the multitude of contexts where we use the single English word: Love. My goal in that post and this one is to establish the foundation for a happy life: It starts with Love. This is the love that feeds the hungry, cares for the sick, forsakes selfish […]
Love in English
I love music. I love that new song by Band X. I love these shoes. I love my job. I love my dog. I love my friends. I love my country. I love my neighbors. I love my nieces and nephews and my brother’s wife and my nephew’s wife. I love my whole family. I […]