Author Archives: Donna Totey
If You Struggle With Change
I've heard there are some people that like change. My stance is that those people are fictional. I believe most of us don't. There's a peace of mind and security to be in a comfortable place and it's ...
Donna Totey Oct 24, 2017 Tom Taker / CC
A New Adventure Awaits
My husband and I just got back from our big 25th anniversary trip to Dublin, London & Paris. We are not world travelers. In fact, 95% of any vacations we've taken in the last 25 years have all inv...
Donna Totey May 30, 2017 RonAlmog / CC
When You Feel Like You're Not Enough
Ugh. I call it my “junior high reaction.” It happens when someone says something or does something that brings me right back to those feelings of insecurity and rejection I fel...
Donna Totey Sep 13, 2016
It Happened Last Night
There it was last night. My first taste of “oh no, summer’s almost over!” I was driving home and it seemed like the sunset was way earlier than it had been. I had to remi...
Donna Totey Aug 02, 2016
What Do You Think the Lord Thinks About You?
“Your thoughts—how rare, how beautiful! God, I’ll never comprehend them! I couldn’t even begin to count them—any more than I could count the sand of the sea. Oh, let...
Donna Totey May 10, 2016
Through Difficult Times
Have you ever wondered why we have to go through difficult times? 5-time Olympic swimmer Dara Torres had lots of setbacks and obstacles in her career…injuries, surgery and even being almo...
Donna Totey Mar 08, 2016
A New Start
It happens every year, doesn’t it? As much as I don’t want it to, the New Year always makes me want to set goals. Things like: Organize the house. Exercise more. Lose weight. Read the Bibl...
Donna Totey Jan 05, 2016
What Does God Really Think Of You?
When my first child was born, I looked into his beautiful eyes and knew that I never wanted to make any mistakes with him. Part of me knew that was impossible, but another part really, really wanted t...
Donna Totey Nov 03, 2015
Your Mistake Does Not Define You
You may have heard of a guy named Roy Reigels, better known as “Wrong Way Reigels.” He was a linebacker in the 1920’s for the University of California. He got his famous ...
Donna Totey Sep 01, 2015
Cut Grass & Popcicles
What makes you think of summer?
For me, I have fond memories of hanging out at Greenlake, homemade Popsicles dripping down my chin, the aroma of that suntan lotion that smells like coco...
Donna Totey Jun 30, 2015