I was swimming in the pool this past weekend, enjoying the cool water oasis in the early Summer heat, when my dog decided to take advantage of the cool water too. She walked over to the steps as if to enter the pool, lowered her head, and started lapping up the water. I swam over […]
God always shows up. When I’m in the middle of the battle, I don’t see it. I’m busy swinging my sword, or running for cover, or hiding from the enemy, so I don’t see it. In the middle of a battle, it’s tough to see everything that is happening. But when the battle is over,
I have been thinking about success lately. Some people have it, some people don’t and I am often uncertain of the category in which I belong. In trying to figure out if I had it – indeed if I even wanted it – it became apparent to me that I must first discover what it
It almost looks like ghosts have invaded my yard. Sheets and blankets hunch over my precious budding trees and bushes as if to cuddle them in a protective embrace. A few unseasonably warm days have tricked my poor plants into blooming. They know that Spring is on the way, but they have failed to account
Sam and I went to downtown Duluth, GA last night because that was the location of the nearest place to make a change to his cell phone service. While we were there, a lady (and I use the term loosely ) came in. Life has happened to her. She can not look back to how
I have a cold. Snotty nose, stuffy head, scratchy throat, miserable nights trying to sleep and breathe, and all that stuff. It’s a nuisance and an inconvenience, but it’s nothing life changing. I’ve learned over the years that colds come and go. There is nothing you can do but take some medicine, drink plenty of
My printer is broken. It comes on when I push the on button. It receives the print commands from my computer. It even prints beautiful pictures… if you can get it to feed the paper. That’s the part that is broken. The part that pulls in the paper. So, I am spending too much time
Perhaps I need to be less concerned about doing more FOR God, and more concerned about doing everything WITH God.
Jay lived on an island with a large tribe. His complex culture had evolved over the centuries and included religious practices that were also complex, and at times, difficult to understand. Jay didn’t think too much about it. He just followed the culture’s lead and worshiped in a similar fashion to the vast majority of