I want to encourage you to be intentionally thankful every day. You will notice that being constantly mindful of all the things that you are thankful for will increase your positivity about life. With all the negativity in our world today, we could benefit from being more positive. Being thankful […]
21 Days of Thanksgiving Day 3
Another great benefit of being thankful is that it gives you a better outlook on life. Let’s face it, if you only listen to the news reports you would think that nothing good ever happens in our world. It seems the only things that get reported are the terrible things […]
21 Days of Thanksgiving Day 2
There are so many positive reasons for developing a healthy habit of thanksgiving. One of those happens to be better sleep. Did you know that taking the time to write down what you are thankful for can help you sleep better. Researchers have found that people who spend 15 minutes […]
21 Days of Thanksgiving Day 1
What are you most thankful for? Have you expressed your gratitude today? There is someone that needs to hear it. There is someone that needs to know it. There is someone that will appreciate it. And you will be better because of it. Thanksgiving has the power to… Make room […]
Statute of Limitations
This word of the day is, “statute of limitations.” There are some things that you just need to leave in the past. Many years ago, all four of our kids were sitting around the kitchen table, telling funny stories on themselves. They were approximately 23, 21, 17 and 12 years […]
Don’t Assume!
I’ve made many innocent blunders in my life. The one I’m going to tell you about ranks up there with the best, or maybe I should say, the worst of them. Starla and I had gone to the hospital to visit a family whose newborn was having a heart procedure. […]
Selflessness!
When my youngest daughter Hunter was turning nine years old she surprised Starla and me. She told us for her birthday, instead of giving her gifts, she wanted to use the money that we would have spent and use it to make lunches for the homeless. So that’s exactly what […]
Decision and Desire!
As I was driving recently, I slowed down to wait for an 18-wheeler truck to pull out in front of me. I waited as it slowly made its way in the same direction I was going. As I pulled up behind the big truck and trailer, I noticed a sign […]
Reproduce good things!
Hurt, people hurt, people. Controlled people, control people. Angry people, anger people. But healed people, heal people and loved people, love people. I think you get the point. You reproduce what you are. You reproduce what you have experienced in your own life. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 says, “Praise be to […]
No Weapon!
When I was playing football in Junior High, I remember tackling a guy from behind. I wrapped my arms around his legs and the heel of his two cleats went right into my diaphragm. It knocked the breath out of me. That was many years ago. It didn’t kill me, […]