I was standing in line to eat the other day at a casual walk up and order at the counter, Barbeque Restaurant. I happened to notice that many of the people in front of me and behind me were all wearing flip flops. I couldn’t help but notice that most, […]

We spend way too much time worrying about things that we have no control over, such as the weather. I have allowed myself to get stressed on many Sunday mornings because it was raining. Yes, I know, I’m weird. I remember complaining to God one time about the weather on Sunday […]

I believe that when a physically and mentally challenged child comes into this world, an opportunity to realize the true human nature presents itself. My blogs/devos/stories usually take 90 seconds to read. This may take you a little longer, but you will be so glad you read this story. A […]

Starla and I love to hike. We have hiked in many different states, up many different trails and many different mountains. Most of the time we are hiking to a destination. It may be a scenic view of a canyon. The destination may be the summit of a mountain top. […]

I saw a gate the other day while walking around a lake. It was placed erroneously next to the walking path. It was securely locked, with a heavy-duty chain and padlock. It had a sign on it, that said, “Keep gate closed.” There was no way anyone was getting through […]

I heard my daughter (who is a Mommy now) say to her daughter (under two) the other day, “Use your words.” I feel like God is saying that to us sometimes. “Use your words.” God created His world with His word. What kind of world are you creating with your […]

Starla and I recently celebrated another wedding anniversary. Along with the gifts that we bought for each other, we also purchased greeting cards. When we opened our cards, we both just laughed. Because, although the outside of our cards were different, they both said exactly the same thing on the […]

Too many people are living their lives blaming others. They believe that everything bad in their life, is someone else’s fault. And they also, believe that their success is dependent upon someone else, such as their parents, community, job, employer or even the government, They believe that success and failure […]

What do you do when you can’t agree with someone you love? There is little doubt that as you are reading this you can probably recall a moment when you disagreed with someone you love. It may be a disagreement with a spouse over how children should be disciplined or […]