by Kathy Nickerson | Feb 26, 2015 | Friendship, Marriage, Money, work
One of my friends, who shall remain nameless in this post, gave me this wonderful financial advice years ago: We take all the bills each payday, toss them down the staircase, and whatever lands right-side-up, we pay. Everything else has to wait. I think she...
by Kathy Nickerson | Feb 21, 2015 | mercy, The Bible, work, writing
We writers tend to measure our worth by our audience. How many Facebook followers we have. How many books we sold. How many speaking engagements we have lined up. And, of course, the answer is always, “Never enough.” We are always waiting for...
by Kathy Nickerson | Feb 16, 2015 | mercy
You might think current world events would be enough to bring down even an eternal optimist. You would be wrong. It isn’t that I’n not bothered by horrific things happening in the Middle East. I’m aghast at man’s brutality to man. And to child....
by Kathy Nickerson | Feb 10, 2015 | Friendship, Marriage, mercy, Money
My husband, Wendell, and I are celebrating our 42nd Valentine’s Day together this week. I still remember the first card he gave me (and I hope his feet still haven’t touched the ground). But I’ve forgotten lots of other things. And frankly, you...
by Kathy Nickerson | Feb 5, 2015 | mercy
Last weekend, my husband, Wendell, was given a Lifetime Member award at a medical society luncheon. He told me it was “no big deal.” Several other doctors were recognized in the same way. In fact, he said, it just meant that he was old and that he had paid...
