WATERING
Gardeners and plant owners are two different breeds. Gardeners love to wander the aisles of plant stores. They hover over shelves of fertilizers and pesticides and collect the best gardening books....
View ArticleWaiting
It seems to me that waiting is one of the hardest jobs I have. I observe that others seems to have this grace to a much greater degree than I have, and they are quick to inform me that I am impatient...
View ArticleMindset
We know the expression, “their mind is set.” That generally means someone has a definite opinion about something and is not open to considering change. The scriptures encourage us to “have this mind...
View ArticleHair Loss
The culture has a definite, strong focus on our hair. Men and women want to get rid of hair they don’t like and invest enormous amounts of time and resources in keeping and enhancing hair that we...
View ArticleOh, No!
Is this just “one of those days”? You know, a day that seems to go wrong from the very beginning? Probably some of the trouble is our own fault, which makes it even more maddening. When I can offload...
View ArticleEnd of the Rope
There are just those days or seasons of life when even the heartiest believer feels as though they have arrived at the End of the Rope. Just putting one foot in front of the other may seem to take...
View ArticleChange Your Life
We can be environmental change factors by a rather simple act of kindness. Learn to Say A Positive Remark to the people you meet. It may take a little creativity to be positive about some encounters,...
View Article Change Your Life – SMILE
No matter how our day is going we have the ability to give our lives a turn for the better by a simple action. Start to Smile! You may think I couldn’t possibly understand the condition your day is in...
View ArticleCall Me
When we say “Call me,” our statement has a variety of meanings. We may mean, “Call me so we can get together.” It may mean, “Call me if you need help,” or it can mean, “Call me to get my permission or...
View ArticleThe Search
I know people who are amazing searchers. They are like the most tenacious bird-dog as they click through the internet on a search. A lost item is relentlessly pursued with no stone left unturned;...
View ArticlePerspective
We all look at things from our own perspective or our own point of view. Actually, we may have excellent vision and our opinion of what we see may be extremely accurate … from our point of view....
View ArticleHelp!
We’ve all been there. We hit the wall, we miss the obvious, we break a trust, we disobey, we run out of resources, and worst of all we run out of options (we think). What will they think if I ask for...
View ArticleThe News
There’s lots of reaction to “The News.” Some people avoid it because it might be negative from their point of view and therefore depressing. Others are news junkies – they can’t get enough news and...
View ArticleStubborn
Stubborn – that’s the attitude of those other people who have a different opinion than mine. They will not bend or carefully listen to another point of view. When people say that I am stubborn they are...
View ArticleBaggage
Recently baggage has become really expensive. Those who used to travel with several pieces of luggage so they had available all the desirable options, now find those options will cost them. Many decide...
View ArticleOverwhelmed
Surely you know the feeling … everything seems too much … too much work, too much responsibility, too much conflict, too much grief , too much loneliness, or too much time on your hands. When we’re...
View ArticleStorage
The need to have “adequate” storage is a high priority for some of us. The strange thing is that the definition of adequate storage changes. We keep adding things to our lives. We hesitate to throw...
View ArticleLess Loved
On the journey of life there are many times when we may feel “less loved” than someone else. Our feelings may or may not be accurate but the impact of those feelings make a big difference in our lives...
View ArticleDrifting
Friends, I know almost nothing about boating, but I do know that if we fail to pay attention to accurate steering we will not end up where we want to go. There is a certain appeal to the idea of...
View Article Good Intentions
I could fill a big trunk with my “good intentions.” I meant to call them, I planned to help out, I really wanted to spend time together, and on and on the list grows. Things we wanted to do … things we...
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