Something happens in life and I’m not really sure when it happens. I just know that it does. I mean let’s be real. There was a time when the little things in life just excited me. I would be excited to wake up in the morning to a fresh coat of snow on the ground. I would watch a magic show and just be absolutely enamored but the wonder of it all. I wouldn’t question everything. I was less cynical. I was captivated by belief, imagination and faith. But… Continue reading
Sometimes I look in the mirror and wonder who is this! I mean one day I do everything I can to live the life God has called me to live. I serve others and love others and look out for others. But the next moment it seems as if all I care about is myself. I focus on my needs, my wants, my hurts, my fears. Sometimes I live like God is the only thing that matters and sometimes I live as if I am my own god. Continue reading
Life has its ups and downs that’s for sure! Some days you’re flying on top of the world and then other days you just hit bottom so hard you’re not sure the ground can even stop you. Some days you wake up and wonder if you could be any grouchier. Some days you just want to hit the restart button and go back to the beginning or the fast forward button to just get it over with already! Continue reading
Today is only Monday but it feels kind of like I’ve lived an entire week in just one short day. And my day wasn’t nearly as stressful as the days of the people I had a chance to serve today! From children’s hospital with family who was anxiously awaiting good news about their son’s heart trouble to in a few hours I’ll be sitting with another family as they say goodbye to a long time four-legged friend. These days when emotions go wild and when your heart breaks for the people around you do you have someone on whom you can lean? Continue reading
Man sometimes life can just stink! I mean you plan and prepare and have everything all lined up and then WHAM! out of nowhere your day just goes down hill and I mean quick! It’s tempting in these moment to just throw in the towel and give up. It’s easy to just let that feeling of defeat overwhelm you. But what should you do when it’s all but over? Continue reading
If you know me at all, you would probably say that I don’t always fit the norm. I tend to walk to the beat of a different drum. I don’t like to do things just because they’ve always been done that way. It’s been said that I don’t fit the normal mold. I’ve been told that I tend to think outside the box. Some have even said that with me the box doesn’t exist. All this is to say that I’m unique, and sometimes unique can be distracting but other times unique is a really good thing. Continue reading
Sometimes life seems like you just can’t keep your head above water. The demands of life keep crashing in like the tide hitting the beach. It seems like when we just get ahead a little bit that another wave is pushing right behind the last one. As I write this post I’m still trying to figure out the reason behind daylight savings. I was sitting in the office and realized that one clock wasn’t changed. And yep that’s the clock we were using to determine the length of our conversation. Needless to say a frantic pace ensued as soon as we determined that we were a whole 60 minutes off! Continue reading
Life is pretty much a game of perspective. One day flat sucks while the next is your best day ever. How can that be? Well, it’s all perspective. Perspective is basically a combination of your position and any extenuating circumstances that surround you. Perspective is what makes you see the rain one day and the beauty of the clouds the next. This morning our song is really one about perspective. Continue reading
Ever feel like all is lost? Ever feel like nothing can go right? Ever feel like just throwing in the towel and just giving up? Well, I know the feeling. There are days when it feels like everything I touch just falls apart. Perhaps it’s a word I have spoken that is taken out of context and ends up hurting someone I love. Maybe I didn’t go out of my way to show how much I care quite enough and it’s taken personally. Whatever the trouble, sometimes we just need a little hope. Continue reading
There was a time when life was just a little easier and a whole lot less messy. Can you remember when you were a child? You know what I mean. Your biggest worry in the world was what kind of cereal you were going to have for breakfast. You didn’t know if you should ride your scooter or your bicycle. Those were the good old days weren’t they? Sometimes we just want to go back to those more simple times. Continue reading
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