When I visited Carlsbad National Park, my husband and I visited as much of the caves as possible. We took the deep tour to the Big Room which is the largest under ground cave in North America. We kept going down and down and when we eventually got there the guide turned of all theContinue reading “Bottomless”
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It Takes Two
Solomon teaches us that just like iron sharpens iron – so too can a friend sharpen his or her friend. We should prize those friendship above all others. Solomon tells us in another proverb that this friends stay closer than a brother. And, He even tells us that the wounds of those friends are betterContinue reading “It Takes Two”
Planner Syndrome
I’m a planner. I like planning out my day, week, month, and year. Each plan is a little different and has alternative plans based on what could or couldn’t happens. Even with all my efforts, I can’t control anything in the future but nevertheless I continue to plan. Maybe you’re like me and like toContinue reading “Planner Syndrome”
A city without walls
Self control is the nucleus in the atom of every habit we form. Either we’ve exerted it and created a constructed, healthy, positive habit OR we’ve ignored it and allowed unhealthy, destructive, negative habits to form. All habits – good or bad – small or large – silly or important – are linked back toContinue reading “A city without walls”
Wanting more
We all generally would prefer to have more money than we currently have. Isn’t that the age old counterfactual question – “if you had a million bucks, what would you do with it?” Our answers range the gambit: 💰pay of bills.💰pay off family members’ bills.💰go on vacation.💰buy [insert in personal wishes]💰give to charities/local church💰home improvementsContinue reading “Wanting more”
Checklist Christians?
We are human so we can easily get caught up in the checklist approach to life. They keep us organized and on track. Make sure we get what we need done and then we check off the complete tasks and move to the next one on the list. And while lists are great (I’m veryContinue reading “Checklist Christians?”
Deep waters
Motives. We all have them but they are very hard to really uncover and even harder sometimes to understand. Since we can’t read the hearts of others, it is very difficult especially at first glance to correctly identify some one’s motives for what they do (or don’t do) and say (and don’t say). It isContinue reading “Deep waters”
Keep your heart safe.
Plans vs. Purpose
We like to make plans. It is in our nature. Short term plans. Long term plans. Back up plans. Travel plans. Work plans. Friend plans. Financial Plans. Retirement plans. Weekend plans. Career plans. Education plans. Holiday plans. We even make plans for after we die. So, planning is something we do. Mostly because we liveContinue reading “Plans vs. Purpose”
God’s Tower
We all get scared. We all have times when we feel like our enemies have surrounded us. We all have times when chaos and despair from this life engulfs us. We all of times when we feel defeated. These feelings and experiences, they aren’t new to us. Humans through history have had them and triedContinue reading “God’s Tower”
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