Because of Grace we Press On
A day or so ago, I got an email from WordPress congratulating me on my anniversary. It took me a moment to figure out what they were telling me. I guess they keep track of when I published my first post. Happy three year anniversary to me. If you’re interested in what I had to … Read more
Sir Winston Churchill is credited with saying, “Never, never, never give up.” No doubt that’s a valid claim to the quote, but I think it started way back, thousands of years ago, in the Bible. Yesterday I was going through my Bible looking for verses about praying and seeking reassurance that God wants us to … Read more
Well it’s here, the moment we’ve been waiting for. The anticipating the planning … the clock struck 12 and 2015 was born. Welcome. Welcome to the New Year everybody! Do you make resolutions? Or maybe you set S.M.A.R.T. goals. You know. The goals that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-Limited. Some of you, like … Read more
You’ll never regret being kind. Does anyone remember traveling in the south and reading road signs that spelled out an entire sentence strung together in incremental words? Or maybe they advertised Berma Shave and Ipana Toothpaste. I haven’t traveled outside of Michigan to the south for several years so those signs might have been uprooted … Read more
I’m working on a pathway to peace. I wish I could say it’s already perfected, but it is not. If there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s this. Today is all I’ve got; tomorrow is the result of how I live it. Considering what I want most tomorrow has led me to design a pathway to … Read more
Have you ever had a blue day… maybe not dark blue, but not the sunny sky blue that lights up the sky and feels like summer. It’s more like the gray blue that’s tinged with sadness and mutes all joy. It’s not unusual for blue days to slither through places we visit multiple times in … Read more
“I hoped and prayed … and it didn’t happen.” I read those words from a friend and instantly felt the draining emotion of that message. I prayed so hard and nothing. Anyone who has built up hope, worked toward something, and lived in anticipation of it knows the empty feeling left behind when the result … Read more
When you woke up this morning, what was the first thing on your mind? I mean besides hearing the squelch and sizzle of steaming hot water through coffee. Before I opened my eyes today my mind was searching for that word I chose to build my life around for the next 364 days. Yes! I found … Read more
OneWord Yesterday as I was sitting in my normal, curled up on the floor position addressing envelopes I caught a segment of the Today Show where a discussion was promoting the adoption of One Word as sort of a life beacon for the year. Being January 1st, and being a captive audience surrounded by envelopes … Read more
OK everybody up! Rise and shine! Good Morning! Have you ever thought about our English language and wondered why we have so many words that mean the same thing but sometimes aren’t used interchangeably? Have you seen a thesaurus? OK – so maybe I’m the only one who wakes up in the morning wondering about … Read more