March 10, 2010 Change Happens Change can be very hard work and sometimes painful. But often the work and pain are worth the result following the change. I was reminded of that today as I thought back on a big change in my life that occurred 15 years ago. That... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Music Comments: 0
March 9, 2010 Wag More, Bark Less I’ve seen this great bumper sticker that says “Wag More, Bark Less.” I think it is terrific advice. What a better world this would be if we all wagged more and barked less. The question is, how do we do that in a world that... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comment: 1
March 6, 2010 Everything Changes, Except God Change in inevitable in life. Our status changes from single to married; our kids change from babies to toddlers to teens to adults; we change jobs, houses, cars, and pets. Some changes are good and some are not. And different people react differently to changes... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 8
March 5, 2010 The Empathy of Jesus This morning I was pondering what I wrote yesterday about empathy versus sympathy. I started wondering if part of the reason for the incarnation was so that God could empathize with us? I know God knows everything, so He always knew what we humans thought... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 0
March 1, 2010 Words to Live By I have in my office a small deck of angel cards. Each card has a cartoon picture of an angel and a single word on it. Periodically (meaning at random intervals whenever I feel like it) I pick three new cards and place them face... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 0
February 27, 2010 I’m a Half Shekel Short How much money a person has can make a big difference in many things in life. It can mean the difference between shopping for groceries as Whole Foods or WinCo, or not being able to shop at all but having to go to a food bank... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 14
February 26, 2010 Happy Birthday Johnny Cash! Today is the 78th birthday of my favorite recording artist, Johnny Cash. Or at least it would have been if he was still alive. But he never made it to 78 on this earth. And where he is now, with his dear savior Jesus, he... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Music Comments: 0
February 24, 2010 Refining Silver and Gold The silversmith and the goldsmith start their work with impure silver and gold ore. Through the refining process they extract and mold the pure gold and silver by removing all of the impurities in the ore. This process involves fire and the close attention of... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 27
February 22, 2010 Roses, Thorns, and Garden Gloves It was a beautiful day on Saturday, and I managed to get all of my roses pruned. My dear husband got the clippers and a pair of garden gloves out of the shed for me. What a sweetie! I usually don’t wear garden gloves when... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comment: 1
February 20, 2010 Roses and Thorns I need to prune my rose bushes today. I should have done it three weeks ago, but better late than never. I love roses; they are so beautiful all summer long. But along with the beautiful roses come a lot of thorns. Some of my... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 0