Empowerment Gratitude Hope Kindness Self care
This piece was also featured as a nationally syndicated column with Gannett. During this COVID-19 crisis, I’m drawing inspiration from an unexpected source. It isn’t quiet meditation, connecting with loved ones via Zoom, … Read More
Empowerment Gratitude Kindness
I always knew it would be a great day when Sarah Goodson walked through the door of our church carrying her big purse. Raised during the Depression on … Read More
This message by my husband, Carl T. Solberg, Vietnam Veteran, was also given as a sermon in 2011 at the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church in NYC ( www.mabcnyc.org ) … Read More
Empowerment Gratitude Hope Judgment and Forgiveness Laughter Risk and Reinvention
This piece was featured as a sermon at the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City as well as a nationally syndicated column for GateHouse Media. Dear Madeleine: I am writing … Read More
A MORNING PRAYER: REMEMBERING THOSE WHO WORK FOR SO LITTLE Madison Avenue Baptist Church NYC January 20, 2019 Gracious God, We give you thanks today for all our many blessings. So many of … Read More
This piece was also featured as a nationally syndicated column in such papers as the Providence, RI Journal and as a sermon at the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church in NYC . It’s the time of year … Read More
This piece was featured as a nationally syndicated column for GateHouse Media. Here it is, for example, in the Providence, RI paper . Think about the last time you went shopping. … Read More
On Sunday, December 3rd, we gave everyone in our congregation a five-dollar bill. The members could choose anything they wanted to do with the money as long as … Read More
Cancer (and other road hazards) Gratitude Hope
To hear the full sermon “This was NOT on MY List” click here . About twenty years ago, a cousin of mine (with a random sense of humor) sent … Read More
Please enjoy my latest blog published by Psychology Today entitled Rejoice and Be Glad … Or at Least Give It a Shot. The ancient psalmist believed that every day was a gift and that we should “rejoice and be … Read More