. Wasting Your Time Profitably
I don’t know about you, but I hate to wait. I don’t like waiting at traffic lights, standing in checkout lines at the store, or waiting at the bank. Dentist and doctor’s office waits can be annoying as can the last few minutes...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Apr 15th, 2010 | 0 comments
. When We’re In A Hurry
I’ve been a hurry a lot these past few weeks. It seems my commitments have stacked themselves one upon another without relief and I am trying to keep too many people happy all at once. As my schedule has tightened, I have noticed that my joy in...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Apr 12th, 2010 | 0 comments
. Dealing with Double Discouragement
I have a good friend that is morning sick. Yes, she is newly pregnant, the second time, actually, and she isn’t sure she wants to go through with this process again. She has what I call double discouragement. It goes this way… If you have...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Apr 8th, 2010 | 0 comments
. When Change Comes Charging Through
Recently, I counseled a mourning soul because dramatic changes have come into her life. In this situation, a close relative passed away unexpectedly. But, the change could have been as simple as a choice to return to school after many years, an adult...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Apr 7th, 2010 | 0 comments
. Double Dutch, Please!
Being organized for a layover on a plane (or for that matter, any other inconvenient delay) is an interesting adventure. First of all, you never know when or how it will happen, how long you will be waiting, and under what circumstances your life...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Apr 1st, 2010 | 0 comments
. Are You Organized All the Time?
When I spoke to a group of women recently, they were curious about own personal homemaking habits. Did I regularly get up early? Did I have an organized house ALL THE TIME? Did I always look nicely dressed? Well, to tell you the truth, someone long...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 11th, 2010 | 0 comments
. Handling Thanksgiving Pressures
You can feel it coming: If you are having company for Thanksgiving there might be more to do than you will have time to do, more to buy then you have money, and then the biggest stress, all the unknown things which seem to come up unexpectedly and...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 2nd, 2010 | 0 comments
. Weekly Map Form
House of Order Download Click here to download… Weekly Map form Use this two-sided Weekly Map to organize life’s difficult days, long weeks, and stressful seasons. It will move the stress from your head to your paper and give...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Feb 9th, 2010 | 0 comments
. Functional Chaos
My friends, let’s talk about handling the stress of December in such a way that you, too, can enjoy the holidays. When the stress becomes overwhelming, I like to repeat this phrase: “It is time to put my regular life away so that I can enjoy...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Dec 4th, 2008 | 0 comments
. Leather Leaf List
When untimely rains and winds cause leaves to fall while they’re still green, they descend not yet ripe, crispy or ready. They are the inopportune, early autumn leaves ripening in the warm sun as they become leathery. Sometimes our lives are like...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Sep 2nd, 2008 | 0 comments
