I do love people. There are times when I encounter people who are harder to love than others. For example, a thief or a thug is harder for me to love. They are so self-centered that they will hurt others to get what they want. As I write these words, I feel the Spirit whisper…
I sometimes have a hard time saying “No”. I read a book on parenting several years ago and the author said that parents should always try to say “yes” and when they simply can’t, then they can say “no”. I like making other people happy and I say yes to make them happy. I’ve learned…
I love a good light show. One of my favorite lighting shows was at Stone Mountain Park. It was called the Stone Mountain Laser Show Spectacular and it is back for 2021! This show features fireworks, music and lasers sequenced to music. It’s a fun evening out – just a bit far away. I have…
I have been sold things that I didn’t need. I have had high pressure sales pitches and occasionally I’ve fallen prey to them. If you’ve ever been to a resort with time-share options and been through one of those “sales introductions”, then you know what I mean. They really apply the pressure until you say…
I recently had some time away and significantly disconnected for vacation. I read a chapter in Matthew several times this past week and this one verse just kept resonating with me. John the Baptist is preaching repentance and preparing the way for Jesus to come on the scene. John is preaching and baptizing. He sees…
I have become a bit too dependent upon a GPC app on my phone to give me turn-by-turn directions. I don’t have to think, I just listen and turn when it says turn. In some ways this has taken the place of reading a map to learn where I’m going and where I’ll be in…
I know what it’s like to feel used by another person. When I became a REALTOR, I felt like people treated me as a second-class professional. I think people thought that I was only out for myself and they were probably not far off in their thought. I have since learned that as a REALTOR,…
I enjoy the big finish. I was thinking of a big fireworks show that have a big finish. I remember some cool fireworks shows that I’ve seen with a big finale. In 1982 the World’s Fair was in Knoxville, TN where I was a student in college. Some friends and I would go down to…
This word means a set of events that follow each other in a particular order. I see sequence in my life often. There are things that must happen in a particular order. When my children were small, we had a sequence in place prior to getting them to bed. It was a routine of sorts,…
When I hear “back by popular demand”, I am sometimes a bit suspicious, especially if I had never heard of the product or service. It sounds like the product or service was incredibly popular and I’m sort of wondering why it was taken away in the first place. Our population does in fact make demands…