A hard question, former procrastinators, is “What if it’s not my stuff?”  Your problem is somebody else’s problem.  This difficulty is real and we should deal with it wisely while remembering the log in our own eye. For the coming weeks we’ll focus on problem areas for procrastinators. Let’s bring the first one into the…

Our children, former procrastinators, used to say to me, “Mom, you don’t have to talk to everybody!”  (Slight exaggeration.)  But how interesting that now they chat with store clerks and servers. We’ve been talking about reaching out to those who may be alone at church – and what to do if we’re that person. Actually,…

What if I’m the alone or lonely one, former procrastinators?  Then what?  I’ve shared that I’ve experienced that feeling many times. What am I learning?  Enough to make me look forward to events where I’ll be a stranger.  That’s significant change. Here are some thoughts and approaches that have bolstered me as someone alone in…

Military life, former procrastinators, made us the new guys in 18 different churches.  That doesn’t count the ones we visited but did not join, or all the ones after those years.  It also made us strangers at many events, plus in other life ventures like school groups, music groups, ball teams, etc. I’ve had lots…

Sometime, somewhere, former procrastinators, we have each felt lonely.  We’ve deeply sensed being without another person as companion or guide when we needed someone. In Matthew 9:20-22 Jesus turned and looked at a woman who needed Him.  Do we stop and see the lonely person, turning to her with a desire to connect below the…

The thing about a calendar, former procrastinators, is that it keeps us mindful of the passage of time.  I dare say all of us here are more aware of time moving on than we were before we decided to be diligent women.  We see open windows of opportunity to act and realize they will close. …

January, former procrastinators, is like the first page of a new notebook.  I really luv it. Most planners start with January which makes sense, of course.  I order a Planner Pad that runs July to July because I like having the whole school year or church year in one book.  January is the mid-year boost…