Children are not casual guests in our home. They have been loaned to us temporarily for the purpose of loving them and instilling a foundation of values on which their future lives will be built. James Dobson Begin With the End in Mind This is advice I swiped from a book on blogging, but it […]

Which saying best describes your marriage?My spouse brings out the best in me.My spouse brings out the worst in me. If you’re human, and I bet you are, both have been true from time to time.We have such unreasonable expectations at the beginning of marriage.  Perpetual happiness and deep fulfillment, a whole life ahead with […]

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 The following diagram of John 3:16 was shared by James Montgomery Boice in a devotional called How Great Thou Art. It gives perspective to the simple and familiar […]

    This is a lazy Saturday morning!   Saturday’s are different if you’re retired. You don’t have to cram errands and household chores into a few hours of your free time.  You can go to the cleaners at 2:22 PM on Tuesday or hit Trader Joe’s Thursday at 3:07 PM before the moms arrive […]

  [getty src=”174398644″ width=”507″ height=”337″]   Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message. Malcolm Muggeridge   Sometimes when you sense a special moment you gotta stop and get out of the car! Driving home one late afternoon I saw […]

[getty src=”527742277″ width=”594″ height=”393″]   Last night trying to do downward facing dog I thought to myself, “You’re too old for this”!   But that just can’t be true. I was reading through the early chapters of Genesis this morning, stiff muscles and all, and I saw that Noah was like 500 years old when […]

  We all have the same 24 hours in every single day. That’s what I read in a lot of books and articles on productivity.And I’ve let it drive me not motivate me. At the heart of that statement is our fear of failure and our constant urge to measure ourselves against others.As though what […]

Is it possible you can make 2016 a better year by creating a list of New Year’s Resolutions?   I don’t know, but I’m gonna try. Whether you see it as motivation, inspiration, or an exercise in futility—The New Year’s Resolutions List has made its annual appearance here there and everywhere.  That’s a Beatles reference […]

[getty src=”171081056?et=AdTgmDizTilBXXmvzq2sjg&viewMoreLink=on&sig=g9inipjsoZNSZmaPST23d2ltYyvE6Hn84KVZz1VYlAQ=&caption=true” width=”395″ height=”594″] We all have flaws.  His was that he was a leper. But this story isn’t about him, it’s about her. About a little girl child, part of the spoils of war, who without hostility or bitterness, without meanness or vengeful spite wanted to see him healed. How does a child, abducted […]