I have worked for several years at becoming a good listener. I believe listening is a skill that can be learned. I’m reminded that the Lord gave me two ears and one mouth so that I should listen twice as much as I speak. Often when I should be listening, I’m preparing an eloquent or…
I remember my Mom telling me that I should take care of keeping my own porch swept and clean and then I wouldn’t have time to notice a neighbor’s dirty front porch. I think the point was that I have enough to care for with my own life and my own issues that I shouldn’t…
These words have similar meaning to one another and might actually seem a bit redundant. A covenant is considered a written contract that is enforceable. The Lord clearly made a covenant with His people and He put it in writing. A resolution is considered to be a firm decision to do or not to do…
I am getting old. I am getting (been) overweight. I eat too much. I don’t sleep enough. I have wrinkled skin. I have thinning hair. I live a somewhat normal life. I live in a small white house on a small piece of land. I drive an old truck most days. I drive an old…
There are so many things in our culture that are simply not real. There are imitations and fakes everywhere. I have “real fake” Christmas tree in my house. I used to have the “real” (aka dead tree) at my house, but it made quite a mess cleaning up. There are many things that happen on…
There are people who will always “one up” me. If I tell a really cool story about how I was able to do something amazing, they will have a better story than mine. When faced with this situation, I usually try to “stand down” and let them win. There are people who brag about everything…
I have had many open wounds in my life. I usually have open wounds that involved a minor cut or scrape. I have accidentally nearly cut my finger off on a table saw before. Open wounds have probably happened to just about everyone. Some open wounds require stitches or staples to pull the skin tissue…
There have been times when I awake in the morning and I’ve slept wrong and my neck is very stiff. It’s hard to turn my head side to side when I’ve feeling “stiff neck pain”. I have read many times in scripture where God refers to His people as “stiff necked” people. I came across…
Just because something is simple does not mean it’s easy. If something is easily understood or done, we would call it simple. Sometimes the simple requires courage and deep strength. It takes courage and strength to stand up for Who you believe in and what you believe. It is simple though. It seems simple enough.…
A positive attitude often leads to a positive perspective. Usually people with a positive attitude reflect a positive outlook on life. There are times when people with positive attitudes have their “head in the sand” to what is happening around them. I do think that there is a nice way to say everything, but sometimes…