A baby doesn’t look like a full grown adult.A duckling doesn’t look like a full grown duck.A puppy doesn’t look like a full grown dog.But elephants?!? I love baby elephants!Even as a baby they look just like an adult! They are just proportionately smaller! Why do we expect immature people to look/behave/sound/react like mature people? EmotionsContinue reading “Baby Elephants!”
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Are You a Good Listener?
What does it take to be a good listener:– eye contact?- focus?- silence?- a counseling degree?Probably, yes, most likely not, and no. I learned how to be a good listener from my nephew. I’m not mentioning any names, but it was my oldest nephew. The one who introduced the large group of aunts and unclesContinue reading “Are You a Good Listener?”
Joy!
What brought you joy today? A good night’s sleep? A new baby? (these first 2 don’t feasibly go together…)A healthy check up?A low balance bill?No line at Chick-Fil-A? Did you stop and give thanks to God for the gift of joy He gave to you?Often we are quick to ask God – and each other –Continue reading “Joy!”
Check Your Wallet
What’s inside YOUR wallet? Other than credit cards and maybe a teeny tiny bit of cash?I’m a pretty simple shopper and yet I found 11 different loyalty cards in my wallet! Grocery stores, library, Panera, CVS, and a few gift cards from Christmas.Other than weighing down my wallet, what purpose do these cards serve? IContinue reading “Check Your Wallet”
People
How did you just say that word – People…..?Like Barbara Streisand? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPlQ6EtArScOr like an exhausted food server who wasn’t tipped? PEOPLE! Or according to God’s design:“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has aContinue reading “People”
Do You Believe?
Did the weather forecasters get this snowstorm right in your area?Did your app unfold the weather pattern accurately?Howwwww did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow!?Here’s the real question:If we are frustrated with errant weather predictions, why do we keep tuning in hour after hour, day after day?!Why do we keep believing the authorities?What if we look atContinue reading “Do You Believe?”
Nowhere Else!
Thinking of a dear friend who was just diagnosed with cancer….again.Or a young military family transferred hundreds of miles away from home.Or the single mom taking care of her young son with special needs who just had brain surgery.Or each and every one of us during seasons of change and difficulties.How can we “rest” in God? How canContinue reading “Nowhere Else!”
Tangled!
Twice in the past week I’ve watched the hands of time stand still.Literally!Both times a person was oblivious to what was happening and an object got tangled in the hands of a clock! Yes – An old fashioned analog clock with moving hands! How are you doing with your management of yourself during this time?Are youContinue reading “Tangled!”
SING!
Sing, sing a songSing out loudSing out strongSing of good things not badSing of happy not sad. Maybe you remember that song from Sesame Street?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU0MIJI-iioThe innocent days. The simple comfort of uniting over music with friends. Or maybe a little throw back to the early days of Coca Cola!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW9cuta7mdEI’d like to teach the world toContinue reading “SING!”
What If…?
What If…? What if this crazy life really truly wasn’t about our comfort and our success, but rather was about, as Paul Harvey used to say, “The rest of the story.”What if God has brought us to this point in order to live out the rest of His story!? Those in the Old Testament learnedContinue reading “What If…?”
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