Holy Saturday — In the Middle
You may know the heartache and feelings when one of your closest friends or family members passed away, yesterday. You wake up the day after, and it’s up to you to handle the responsibilities of planning the funeral, the burial, notifying relatives, and figuring out what to do without them. You are expected to hold…
The In-the-Middle Day – Holy Saturday
You may know what the heartache and unbelief feels like when one of your closest friends or family members passed away yesterday. This day AFTER — it’s up to you to handle the responsibilities of planning the funeral, the burial, notifying relatives, and many other details of handling life without them.You are expected to hold…
The Beginning – The Middle – The Victory
It’s a process. You and I both know the drill. The beginning when the crisis initially occurs, and the deliberations ensue on how best to make it through. Then there’s the middle when we pray, hope, and stand strong – doing our best to do what we can to make it through. Then there’s the…
More Than One Touch
I can’t take the credit for the following words, but I can take the credit for sharing them with you. As I know so many that are struggling right now — wondering when their prayers will be answered, when the miracle they’ve hoped for will come to pass, pleading with God for His touch in…
Every Setback is a Setup for a Comeback
I suspect that all of us can come up with projects and plans and even places we were traveling to over the last several months – but it fell through because of the pandemic. We were disappointed about lost time with family for special occasions, a job promotion we might have missed, and no need…
It’s Not Easy – But It Is Sure Worth It
I’m here in Austin where we had a sweet Father’s Day with my son and family. My son is a terrific father and I like to think that he is because of his dad who loved him so much and modeled a loving father and mentor to him. Father’s Day prompted the memories of so…
Persevere AND Stand Firm
PPERSEVERE is defined as: carry on, keep going, be persistent, follow through, keep at it, but it also means to stand one’s ground, STAND FIRM, stay the course, unmovable, and hold on. Persevere AND stand firm — almost sound like contradictions to each other. Keep going, but unmovable? In this photo is a little desk…
A Day to be Sad….Really?
You may know the heartache and feelings when one of your closest friends or family members just passed away…..yesterday. You wake up the day after, and it’s up to you to handle the responsibilities of planning the funeral, the burial, notifying relatives, and handling so many details of figuring out what to do without them.…
At the End of Your Rope — Hold On!
Feel like you’ve failed at something one too many times…..and you’re ready to throw in the towel? Feel like you’ve prayed too many times….and the answer just has not come? Feel like you’re at the end of your rope…..and there’s no where else, or no one else, to go to? And, you’ve even spoken the…