16 Always be joyful. 17 Never stop praying. 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” 1 Thess. 5:16-18 NLT The journey towards joy begins with GRATITUDE! The journey towards contentment begins with GRATITUDE! The journey towards generosity begins with GRATITUDE! Please sign up for my […]
Fear is an emotion that assumes we are alone. All too often we believe that assumption. When we believe that bad news, we find ourselves drowning in fear. I believe you long to live a courageous life. How do you live with strength and courage in the midst of such uncertain times as ours? […]
I do trust in the LORD and I believe in people! Tuesday morning November 8th we will elect the next President of the United States of America. Wednesday morning no matter how you voted today, half of us will be disappointed at the least and hopeless at most. Here is my question. As […]
Finish a Marathon? We all are facing a challenge in life that seems insurmountable. There are proverbial marathons all around us. Do we have what it takes to finish? “Begin with the end in mind.” Stephen Covey Whatever “marathon” challenge you are facing might seem impossible. I believe you can “finish the […]
Who is the meanest person you know? This thought might surprise you, but I bet YOU are the meanest person you know! When it comes to offering ourselves grace and compassion we really struggle. In this week’s post, I discuss how important it is for us to learn to practice “self-compassion”. Here […]
Fear vs. Love Can you imagine your life without fear? Sad to say, but it seems almost unimaginable. Fear is humanities curse. Fear steals so much of the joy, purpose and fulfillment that God designed us to experience. We were not originally created to experience fear. We are created by love and for love. In […]
I am unqualified!? Are you qualified for the challenges you are currently facing? Have you ever taken a promotion at work and thought, “Well, better fake it, till I make it”? How many mornings as a parent do we feel that statement in our soul? I am currently feeling this emotion. Feeling unqualified is […]
I had an interesting conversation with a friend a few weeks ago. He’s a Christian and has been perplexed on how to engage in the ever increasing drama that is Facebook comment streams. He has things he passionately believes. He cares about many social issues. He leans a certain direction when it comes to political […]
I almost died one night. My brother and I were driving home from rehearsal and we stopped to drop our friend Mark off at his parent’s house. We turned around in his neighbor’s driveway and headed down the freeway. Off in the distance, I see a couple of Police lights. The closer we got, I […]
Have you ever had something not go the way you planned? Have you ever had a conversation completely miss the mark for which you intended? Have you ever just down right failed at something you attempted? When you find yourself face down after failure what are the voices in your head usually saying? I know […]