Posts Tagged ‘speak’
Silence
There are times that I love the peace and serenity I feel in silence. Recently my family celebrated my Dad’s 80th birthday. It was a lot of fun with a lot of my family gathered as well as friends and neighbors. I must say that silence was not really part of the celebrating, but…
Read MorePrompted
The word prompted carries with it the words assisted or encouraged. I remember being prompted in school by the teachers. I was prompted with my homework. I was prompted with my behavior. Much of the prompting that I received in school was not optional – it was mandatory. I’m pretty confident that there will…
Read MoreSay What You Want
When I was growing up, I remember going to church and the preacher yelling and shouting a lot. I remember seeing the preacher preach like he was angry. As I grew up I realized that sometimes the preacher was angry, but for the wrong reason. He might be angry that giving is off or…
Read MoreSpeak To Me
I awoke this morning pretty much like any other morning with my alarm clock “screaming” (it feels like that some days!) that it’s time to get up. I realize that I may be just a little sleep deprived because of the whole “spring forward” time change thing this weekend. I do love this time of…
Read MoreDeceit & Dishonor
I’ve seen deceit up close and first hand. I will confess that I’ve deceitful in my past. I have long since realized what a dead end road that is. Honesty is always best even though it can be painful. The closer to the Lord I become, the more I realize how much He hates deceit.…
Read MoreSpeak Up & Speak Out
There is a time to be quiet and there is a time to speak up and out. Over the years I have more trouble speaking too much instead of not speaking enough. Words can bring healing to hurtful situations. Words can also destroy people’s lives. I’m learning, the older I get, how valuable well thought…
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