It’s a common surprise: parents think that once their children get past the exhausting toddler years and become more independent, life will slow down and the couple will have more time to connect spiritually. For many, the opposite becomes reality. For whatever reason—busyness, tension in the relationship, stress, or another issue—couples can grow apart and […]
We’ve all heard this… “Church is full of hypocrites.” I’d have to agree with that statement because I know I’m a hypocrite and I’m in church each week. Definition of hypocrite: 1 : a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion 2 : a person who acts in contradiction to his […]
There’s a show called “Kitchen Nightmares” with famous chef Gordon Ramsay. One of the episodes featured a husband-and-wife restaurant team where both owners were well over the age of retirement. Even though they had a huge staff, the husband insisted on planting himself in the kitchen in front of the stove. As Gordon Ramsay gave […]
Will you be making resolutions this year? Some of us do, and some of us say, Why bother? Which is totally understandable because sometimes, or oftentimes, what we start out doing at the beginning of the year falls off by the end of the year. Why is that? Maybe it’s because we set expectations of […]
Christmas is right on top of us. Are you ready? There’s always last minute “stuff” to do and buy or maybe you’ve got a big chunk to take care of. Either way, that glorious Christmas day will be here before you know it. I’d like to make the most of the holiday, wouldn’t you? If […]
As we get emersed with the hustle and bustle of the season we may have chance encounters with people. It’s happened to all of us. We run into someone and as we walk away we feel awful about ourselves. What just happened? Chances are you ran into someone who is a sucker and not a […]
The Thanksgiving holiday has ended and for many of us it leaves us with mixed feelings. We may feel disappointment. Disappointed over how uneventful our holiday was or how we may have acted. We may feel sadness. Sad over loved ones who are no longer with us or sadness over where our life circumstances may […]
For many of us Thanksgiving means spending time with family. I know for me it does. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. We focus on family. We focus on fun. We focus on food. We focus on what we are thankful for. Being thankful. “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for […]
He [Jesus] answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all our mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” -Luke 10:27 That was the answer Jesus gave to the lawyer (an expert in Jewish Mosaic and rabbinical law) who asked how […]
Do you have goals? Maybe a determination to rise to the top of your field? Or running a marathon? Or getting married or making a relationship better? Goals. I’ve had many over the years. Goals are noble. Goals are good. Goals keep us going in our desired direction. One of my main goals in life […]
