Posts Tagged ‘restored’
Restoration Story
The word restoration brings with it concepts like renewed, reestablished, returned to a former or original condition. I’m a fan of Chip & Joanna Gaines and their show “Fixer Upper”. They take “run down” or “beaten up” old houses and make them beautiful again and worth a lot more money than they were previously.…
Read MoreDreams
When the recession hit full force between 2007 & 2010, our little part of the US Economy was hit very hard. We experienced 5 different banks and all their branches being taken over by the FDIC and sold off to another institution. One bank was started from the premise that they would be a…
Read MoreDiscipline
I used to think of this word as punishment (aka – grounded or “the board of education applied to the ‘seat’ of understanding”). It wasn’t a positive word from my point of view. I now have an additional meaning to this word that speaks to regimen and behavior that develops skills and positive traits…
Read MoreDelivered
I love getting packages from my online orders. I am an Amazon Prime member and it’s made Christmas shopping fun, easy and even economical. There is even cool technology that lets me track the shipments while they are on their way. I usually have my orders delivered to my office because our office staff is…
Read MoreForgivness & Restoration
Both of these words are dear to my heart. They are words that require work. I believe the Lord is really good in both these areas. They are also close kin to one another. Forgiveness is to pardon an offense against me. Restoration is putting back into former position. I look at both of…
Read MoreA Broken Leader
Leadership can be one of the most rewarding and fulfilling activities. It can also be incredibly frustrating and discouraging. The leader feels tremendous pressure to lead and when the followers don’t follow, it take a lot of extra work to get them back on track. Joshua and the people of Israel are coming off…
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