I’ve Made Up My Mind
Do you have negative thoughts about yourself? Do you fall prey to the tactics of the enemy who tells you — “You are a loser” — “You’ll never amount to anything” — “You won’t make it!” Ugh! I remember learning — slowly and sometimes stubbornly — that the real battleground isn’t out there. It’s right…
I Gotchu!
I’ve heard it plenty at the drive-thru window. “I gotchu!” the voice says cheerfully. Then I get home and — surprise! — my fries are missing. Nope. You didn’t “got me” at all. Curious, I looked it up. Webster’s says, “I gotchu” means loyalty, friendship, and protection through hard times. Sounds reassuring, right? But let’s…
Call Her Baby!
Nikki, our Vietnamese manicurist, overheard Carl say: “Donna, what do you think about that?” Nikki piped up as she was doing my nails: “You don’t call her Donna! You call her Baby!” I turned and looked at Carl and said, “She’s right. I’m not Donna to you. I am “Baby!” We laughed about it because…
A Firm Foundation
This blog was inspired by reading my cousins’ FB post a few days ago. They are celebrating their 8th anniversary and Adriane’s words remind me of our faith journey: “Today we celebrate eight years of marriage. EIGHT?!? How can time move so slowly and so quickly at the same time? As I reflect on this…
Attend a Funeral for a Wake-Up-Call
Yes! Attend one that is a celebration of life of one who lived to love and serve God and others with all his heart. And, when the last “Amen” is said, you are determined to step it up in your own life. This one packed a punch — songs sung that stirred up the sweetest…
Solid Rock Foundation
Having been in real estate for many years, I know what poor foundations look like in homes. It is a major deterrent to a sale when the home inspector detects foundation problems. The resale value of a home with a failed foundation, even one that has been repaired with a lifetime warranty, will be substantially…
What is Your Foundation Built Upon?
Is Your Home Built on Firm Foundation? I heard a riveting sermon yesterday about foundations – of buildings, homes, AND people. When prevailing winds and storms come (and they will), what is it that keeps structures firmly standing? What is it that gives the strength, will, and determination to outlast the storms of life? Remember…
He’s Rock Solid
I had written this post and then in my City of Frisco “Waterwise” email for yesterday was this paragraph: “Solid as a Rock”. The long, hot, dog days of summer are upon us! Rain is less frequent and the high temperatures are taking their toll on our landscape. For many people not familiar with life…
Solid Rock Foundation
“And the wolf huffed and puffed and blew the house down.” That’s a line from “The 3 Little Pigs”, a children’s story where one little pig built his house with straw, another built his house with sticks and the third built his house with bricks. We all know the story — the first two pigs’…