Fight
Friends, Believers are peace loving. Believers extend grace and forgiveness. Believers are gentle and kind; but, Believers must also be strong and courageous and willing to fight for God and His ways....
View ArticleMurmuring
Friends, do you know what it means to “murmur and complain”?” It’s those times we keep from saying out loud what we are thinking, but we are certainly active at saying our opinion “under our breath”...
View ArticleInstructions
They tell us that it takes all kinds to make the world go around. You really notice the differences when you observe the variety of approaches to the matter of “instructions.” There are those who would...
View ArticleSTICKING LOVE
There is a deep longing in the heart of us all for the kind of love relation that “sticks.” On almost a daily basis we hear of the “non-sticking” kind of relationships. There is an attachment, a...
View ArticleThe Odd One
We are in the main such pack animals. Most of us are uncomfortable when we find ourselves the “odd” member of a group. It starts in grade school and intensifies in junior high, but it is the rare few...
View ArticleHonestly
Friends, there is little argument against the statement “honesty is the best policy.” Certainly dishonesty comes with a load of problems; however, we all know the dauntless soul who seems to delight in...
View Article Gratitude
Friends this is a wonderful day – Thanksgiving! This day is often filled with good smells, good tastes, good fun, and lots of work for some people. When we come together to celebrate it takes planning...
View ArticleUrgent Care!
Urgent Care is a good place but not one you want on your list of things to do for the day. We like our days to go “as planned” with no unusual, negative upsets. However, this journey of life may have...
View ArticleThe Plan
Most of us come into the birth season of Jesus with an urge to “Plan.” We begin the lists of gifts, food, events, and personal contacts to make. We love to give our time and treasure where we can. We...
View ArticleWatch!
This is the season when we might want to “watch” an inspirational drama, the change in the weather or the anticipation of those around us – HOWEVER – there is no time for watching because there is so...
View ArticleGoodbye and Hello
Friends, there are good “Goodbyes” and not so good “Goodbyes.” The end of the year is generally flooded with both categories. I love to think of paring down and tossing excess in all its forms. On the...
View ArticleSecond Wind
We love to launch the New Year with optimism and enthusiasm. Some of us make “lists” of plans for this new opportunity to start again; to make inroads on those set aside projects, and to change habits...
View ArticleGod’s GPS
When we learn to use our current GPS as a sure way to arrive at our destination, it’s a great relief—IF we learn to trust its directions. My GPS talks to me; it gives me advance warning for lane...
View ArticleEndurance
Endurance or Staying Power – is much to be desired. We admire it on the playing field, in the pursuit of a worthy goal, and in contests of strength. The Endurance that I most admire is one that takes...
View ArticleStubborn
Stubborn is a label we attach to those people who most often cannot be persuaded to change their mind (to our point of view – of course). If they agree with us we consider them strong minded and...
View ArticleEndurance II
Friends, we all love the “launch,” the starting line, and the enthusiasm that accompanies new beginnings. Our optimism surges. We anticipate the glorious finish and we rejoice. When we turn that first...
View ArticleWake Up!
On those days when our thoughts all run downhill we want to stay in bed – let the world go on without us – this is the very day we need to Wake Up! God says, “’My thoughts are not your thoughts,...
View ArticleTurn On
Friends, when we find ourselves dragging through our days; when we keep a long checklist of personal needs and grievances; when, perhaps without meaning to, we find our thoughts and actions are mainly...
View ArticleTake Heart
My dear Friends, if we were not attempting to go up hill … if we are trying to get to higher ground – to that place where our thoughts and actions are aligning more closely with God’s desire for our...
View ArticleThey May Be Right
How defensive we are. Most of us work hard to get the right answers, the right date for the meeting, and the right opinions on life. We work so hard to be right that we become highly defensive of our...
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