I Once Was Blind but Now I See
Life with God really isn’t as complicated as we sometimes make it. At its core, it’s two things: faith and love. Jesus summed it up in Matthew 22: “Love God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.” That’s the foundation. Everything else is just home décor. Hebrews 11:6 reminds…
Does PASSION Drive You?
PASSION—it’s more than excitement or enthusiasm. It’s pouring your heart, soul, and energy into something that lights you up. So, let me ask: What are you PASSIONATE about? What gets you out of bed each morning? (And no, “the baby was crying” or “my alarm went off” don’t count!) Motivational gurus call it our purpose,…
Living Our Best Lives
My routines are usually without spot or wrinkle. But this morning, it starts with a dropped box of Cheerios scattered all over the floor. I go to my car and a tire is at only 25 inflation pressure. I’m on the phone with a friend and my big Yeti mug turns over and is going…
Can They Tell Who We’ve Been Hanging Out With?
So we’ve had a rough day at work. The slow, often stopped, traffic going home was annoying. The last straw was the garage door opener not working. Everyone at home knows what kind of day we’ve had by our facial expressions, our short temper, and our body posture. How can we flip the script from…
What if We Flipped the Worry Script?
My friends and I were discussing the upcoming Christmas season and how it may be advisable to do some early Christmas shopping. We know from personal experience what empty shelves of toilet paper and paper towels were like when the pandemic began in 2020! So, do we take that run-for-your-life, hustle and bustle mindset on…
It’s Time to Flip the Script
A couple of days ago I blogged about this wonderful new season of Fall making its debut. Gratitude commenced with great expectations. Despite the pandemic and political unrest, we still live in a land where life is good. We take many things for granted. The air conditioning stayed on, and we awoke to a comfortable…
STOP! Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid
Maybe you’re too young to recognize that saying, but I remember it well. It refers to “followership” at its worse. It was coined back in 1978 after a delusional guru named Jim Jones led his cult to mass suicide. Over 900 people, including 304 children, killed themselves by drinking from a vat of grape-flavored drink…