There are times when I really want to say something and I catch myself editing what I’m about to say to the point, I don’t say anything. I’m starting to feel like I’m finally learning how important the timing of my words can be. Then again, I’ll blurt something out that would have been better…
I have never been a fan of death. I have had some very dear people I love dearly die and it’s quite painful to deal with. I had a high school friend die. I’ve experienced the death of my grandparents and the grief I felt was really powerful. I don’t pretend to imagine the pain…
I’ve been serving as President of our local Board of REALTORS for this year. This is my second term serving in that position. I was reminded last week of my role in leadership. I actually serve on a team of leaders who serve to improve our services to our membership. As I studied our by-laws…
There are times that I’m very anxious in my spirit. I can get frustrated with someone or some thing. I can worry. I can be angry. I can be sad. My emotional swing can be quite large. This is not good for me as a follower of God. When I have major worry, major anger…
This is a light substance that is in the air and is diffused by the air. It’s most often very temporary. Smoke is a type of vapor, but steam is a mostly a safe vapor. The thing with vapor is it’s gone pretty quickly. The only way that is stays is that something supplies its…
Words are distinctive in any language. I use words to form a sentence. Sometimes the sentence is “wordy” (too many words). I have been around people who use too many words very often. I may represent that statement because I’ve been known to talk a bit. I think the reason I like texting is that…
I’ve often heard that two heads are better than one. There are many instances in life when this is very true. I can do things by myself, but there way more times in life that it’s better to have help. I was recently helping build some props for our band program. I then went out…
As a young kid, I learned the value of work. My parents taught me at a very young age the importance of work. We had a small farm with four or five cows most of the time. We went through one season when I was in high school, where I helped milk our cows by…
I can reflect on what happened last night, yesterday, last month, last year or many years ago. I can’t change anything that happened back then. I can’t even change the outcome or consequences way back then. Looking back can be helpful to see where I’ve been, but I can’t dwell there. Some decisions that I…
This sure seems like a temporary thought – because it is. There are moments in this life where time seems to stand still. There are other times when life buzzes seemingly at the speed of light. The truth sometimes gives me a sobering perspective – all of this life is temporary. The things I accomplished…