I recently came across a video that had my grandparents (Mammie & Pappy) from Kentucky in the video. They’ve been in heaven for several years now, but I miss interacting with them and conversations with them. My Pappy fought in WWII and was a strong man with a strong personality as well. My Mammie was…
I have noticed that people who “seem” to have it all together really don’t. They often just have different struggles going on and few people know about them. I know what it’s like to “fake it until you make it”. I have been there and done that. I firmly believe that everyone will experience struggles,…
There have been lots of times when the Lord answered my prayers a lot differently than how I prayed. When I pray for healing, I want the person healed and back to normal here on earth. When I pray for specific things or specific people, I believe that the Lord heals. I believe that He…
I try to see the glass half full instead of half empty. I try hard to be an optimist – one who expects a favorable outcome or one who takes a favorable view of most every situation. I sometimes fail miserably at this. It is sometimes a challenge to be an optimist and a “realist”…
I don’t ever remember being the “teacher’s pet” when I was in school. I was pretty average and tried to “fly under the radar” for the most part. I enjoyed history more than most other subjects. I liked learning certain things, just not all the things that were taught in school. I remember times when…
I had a hearing test a few years ago and I learned that I have some hearing loss. This is no surprise to my wife and kids. I failed the mosquito ringtone test several years ago. I have to confess that I listened to my music sort of loud. I also played music with floor…
I remember hearing the word “grace” when I was a kid. I think it was something we said over our food. Later in my life I came face to face with my need for grace. I learned what it really was. For several years of my life, I thought I could be good enough to…
I remember growing up straight scared of God. I felt like He would destroy me like squashing an ant. I was very afraid of hell. I had the fear of God instilled in me for sure. It was until my freshman year of college that I had a strong faith in God. Fear is a…
This word means to hold tightly to someone or something. For example, my wife will cling to me in a scary situation. I’m tempted to cling to my family and have them cling to me, but as they grow up and move into adulthood, they stop clinging so much. I know it’s healthy, but I…
Some people are simply loud – they talk loudly, they laugh loudly, they whisper loudly. I can get loud, but I try to keep calm and weigh my words carefully. I sometimes get loud when I’m in strong disagreement with another person. I think it actually harms my words when I get loud, because the volume…