The Wide-Eyed Wonder of a Child
something about children that God wants us to see. We, who have lived a few decades, know what it’s like to have made mistakes and now we tend to be over cautious, and leave little room for spontaneity. That’s not the case with children. The future is wide open for them, and they seem to…
Prime THAT Pump
See that pump in the middle of our Solavei leaders and Tom Ziglar? That’s the pump used by Zig Ziglar as he gave his memorable “pump illustration”. I’ll never forget watching him, time and time again, share the story about having to put something in, to get something out, and each time it stirred me…
The Butterfly Effect – Your Life Matters
The butterfly effect — they say the wing-flapping of a butterfly can move molecules of air in a chain reaction that can set off a storm a world away. And what about the effect that someone, or some incident, had in your life? Think about those influences that made you, who you are today. Maybe…
Are They Laughing at Your Dreams? Why Not?
Here is an acid test for your dream: If most people agree with you that your dream is reasonable and achievable, chances are it is not worth dreaming about. If, on the other hand, when you tell people your dream, they look at you like you are a case in the fruitcake sanitarium — a…
What is Your Ultimate Protection Guarantee?
While Staci called Poison Control, Larry called me to pray for Payton (10 years old at the time) who had been stung by a scorpion four times and each of the places was turning red and swelling up. Immediately, I remembered our son, Ryan, was stung by a scorpion on his foot. I gave Larry…
Got Your Ears On? Do You Hear Me?
“Breaker – Breaker 1-9” “Got a copy?” “How do you read me?” “Got your ears on?” That’s CB (Citizens Band – short distance radio) talk. Oh, yes, I was a CB-er in the 70’s and 80’s. My handle (name) was “Honeybee”! I’d say to a trucker on my CB, “You’ve got that one Honeybee. How’s…
American Ninja Warrior — Thinking Outside the Box
Please don’t judge me….I love the show “American Ninja Warrior”! I watch it while I’m in warrior mode on my treadmill (I tape the show to get each episode). I watch these people pushing their bodies beyond human possibility. They rigorously train for a year to become the “American Ninja Warrior”. In 5 seasons, no…
I Will Act Like I’m Already There!
I was quite the awkward child and teenager. Oh, how much I wanted to dance, or be on the drill team or be a good athlete — in any sport. If only I knew then — what I know now about “self talk” and believing and training and doing something about what I wanted to…
I Go To The Rock!
Does life seem overwhelming to you today? The deadline is long past, and you’re still endeavoring to get the project done? Are the kids more than a handful and you don’t think the new school year can come too soon? Did you get a pink slip from your employer and you wonder how you and…
You Are My Masterpiece
This world will always try to make us think “we’re too young or too old; not pretty enough or handsome enough; not rich enough; not thin enough; not talented enough; not smart enough!! It’s time for us to STOP listening to what the world thinks and says. There is only one voice that truly speaks…