Karen Jordan
Faith and Family Stories
Finding Hope When Life is Heavy and Hard to Take
It doesn’t take much negative input to pull me down to the pit of despair—a phone call, an e-mail, or even a glance in the mirror. I’d like to say that I’m able to resist the fiery darts that come my way, but I still get broadsided at times, especially when I’m not on...
Taking Care of Yourself
A lot younger people think of people in their sixties as "old." I used to agree with that opinion. But now, in my sixties, I find that I'm free to do so much more than I ever imagined. Red Flags. Of course, I'm finding out that I failed to take care of some important...
Words That Change Everything
"Write the books you really wish were out there in the world" (Anne Lamott). Good news! My book, Words That Change Everything: Speaking Truth to Your Soul, is scheduled to be published this summer by Leafwood Publishing. Words That Change Everything offers personal...
Acting My Way Into Feeling
I’m about to do one of the hardest things I’ve done recently—WRITE! “What? How can that be?” you ask. “You’re a writer! Isn’t that what writers do?” I wish I could tell you what’s keeping me from doing what I need to do. But I don’t have any answers at this point. In...
Finding Grace on Narrows Road
Thirty miles from home, my low fuel warning light flashed on. How could I have forgotten to fill up before I left my daughter's house two hours ago? I panicked and called my husband, Dan, "Where is the nearest gas station to our exit from the interstate?" "What? Where...
A Wake-up Call
What are some of the blockages to communications in your life? Silence? Well, duh! Of course, silence would be a blockage to communication. But how do you open the door to conversation when the other person is not in the same room? Easy. Text messaging. I'm...