Where are you at this very moment? 

Well...I am in the kitchen cooking! This was NOT always my favorite place as it would bring bittersweet memories of being taught to cook [and clean fish] with my beloved Grandma Ruth.

She never used a cookbook...she cooked by taste with a pinch here and a pinch there, and her meals especially her cakes and biscuits were SCRUMPTIOUS!

Yet I can still recall the countless times my little cakes burned, came out flat or tasted horrible, and the family would eat because of "sympathy" love. LOL

"Awwww, bless her heart..."

As a grown woman, I decided to give it another go...I'll try this baking thing one more time...I'll shake off the disappointments, shake off the pity looks from family faces and even the nasty past taste of my failures. 

I'd pull out the recipe books [yes hardcovers then], prep my utensils and ingredients...then I'd FREEZE like a deer in the headlights!

All of a sudden it seemed too hard, too daunting, "this...

I...do!

The month of November is full of birthday celebrations in our family... from 2 years to 80+ years of age. 

And gratefully- AGAIN-the month includes mine (smile)

It's an absolute HONOR and GIFT...to be invited for a thought-provoking interview on the LAUNCH Author Reveal show hosted by Michelle Chudy.

On November 29th at 11am EST, I candidly share my professional/personal testimony and the backstory of the #1 worldwide Best Seller----"Tired Of Being...STUCK?!".

Bring a cup of coffee, a pen, your questions, and notepad ( as time allows I will be dropping three to five work/life balance POWER gems!).

Register to Join the conversation.

Hugs, MJ
P.S. Share this event especially with the aspiring authors (in your life) and those wanting to launch ministries. 

Here's a #1 POWER Gem---you DON'T need to quit your day employment to launch your vision! This is one of the biggest misperceptions!

And I will share...MORE

So, let's blow out the candles...

This past weekend I spent a few days at the ocean to get quiet with God, read, reflect and ponder about current life questions.  After 3 days, I realized I had to “come off the mountaintop” and back to the valley of life.

I reluctantly packed my bags, yet am excited about the new opportunities for the upcoming month. The weather forecast stated sunny skies, yet cautioning the listener to beware of road debris from an overnight coastal wind storm. Based on that information, I decided to return home using the interstate highways versus the tree-lined scenic route.

I put on my baseball cap, grabbed my sunglasses, placed my two dogs in the car, loaded the luggage, then said a prayer before pulling out of the parking lot.

Within 20 minutes I was on the sunny interstate cruising at 60 miles per hour with the GPS quoting an ETA of four hours. Thirty miles into the trip in my rearview mirror I notice a car bobbing and weaving in the distance at an accelerated...