by pattyptakkogutek | Jan 28, 2019 | inspiration
When in doubt….let it blow! It’s been over a year since hurricane Maria hit the islands in the Caribbean. The tropical paradise of St. John took it head-on being torn asunder. Survival and come back are now the main topics of conversation. Everyone has a genuine...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jan 21, 2019 | inspiration
I think we have all read so many articles on how to live a longer healthier life, not to mention the anti-aging products flooding the market. Are there really ways to extent your earthly life? Sure, increasing exercise and eating more veggies certainly help. But in a...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jan 14, 2019 | inspiration
Last week I shared an inspirational piece found in the belongings of Virginia Piper, a woman devoted to uplifting others. A woman who answered the call to “do more”. “I will do more than belong…I will participate. I will do more than believe…. I will practice. I will...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jan 5, 2019 | inspiration
Being creatures of habit, we traditionally kick off the New Year making the same 3 or 4 resolutions each year. Most include something like lose weight, exercise more, stop smoking or getting our finances in order. Do you think my New Year’s resolution to “eat...
by pattyptakkogutek | Dec 31, 2018 | inspiration
During my recovery from my recent hip replacement, I remembered reading a book, “The Gift of Peace” by Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, in which he discussed the hardship of prayer during his last days on earth dying with cancer. (Not that I thought I was dying, but I...
by pattyptakkogutek | Dec 24, 2018 | inspiration
Growing up in Nebraska, mostly everyone is a football fan. Go Big Red! I never realized how much a blessing this was until I had been down for the count recovering from a hip replacement. Since I had my surgery right before Christmas I had two options for my TV...
