Inspirational

Stir Up the Waters

Too Many Excuses? When life doesn’t move you forward, how long are you willing to wait? How many excuses will you use to keep sounding like you’re really trying? Would you make excuses for 38 years? The Bible story in John, chapter 5 tells about the man who was born crippled and waited 38 years […]

April 15, 2021
for writers

The Skill of a Writer

  Beautiful words fill my mind. I am speaking of royal things. My tongue is the pen of a skilled writer.  Psalm 45:1, NCV It’s safe to say that writers have more than a simple appreciation for words. They know that when they gather their thoughts, digest them, organize them and put them to paper, […]

April 14, 2021
Inspirational

More Sugar, Less Vinegar!

Soft Hearts, Please! I read a thoughtful quote that said, “The biggest judgment of God on the world comes with the hardening of people’s hearts.”  As we look at local headlines and news reports, it appears that most of the world walks on stony ground, with stony hearts to match. Some think soft-hearted people can’t […]

April 12, 2021
Inspirational

Undeserved and Under-served

I’ve been musing about these two words, “undeserved” and “under-served.”  Inserting that one extra letter “r” helps define how we may choose to live. A lot of people imagine they deserve more. In fact, they feel sure they didn’t get everything they should have or could have. Of course, someone else must be to blame. […]

March 30, 2021
for writers

Writing and Other Acts of Juggling

Some of the people who are kind enough to read my posts are gifted writers. You know who you are.  From time to time, readers ask me questions about writing or why I write.  It’s a good question. It’s even a fair question since I’ve been blessed to write a number of books and continue […]

March 24, 2021
Inspirational

The Choice Is Yours

  We like to have a choice about how we want to run our lives. We value our independent spirits. and our God-given talents and abilities. As we grew past the idealistic teen and young adult years though, it didn’t take long to realize that making choices could sometimes be puzzling. It was a good […]

February 12, 2021