Imagine you are David, standing in front of a mirror. But when you look at the mirror you don’t see David but Goliath. You are your biggest obstacle and your biggest battle will be between who you were and who you are trying to be. Consider that David didn’t see Goliath the giant, he saw Read More …
Category: Now Thats a Word!
Waiting on the Next Model
I have a very dear friend that told me once, “we are a product of an earlier model.” What I took that to mean was that we should always be looking to better ourselves and that because we started in one place we don’t have to remain there. Although you may bear a resemblance Read More …
Take Control of the Yoke
In the above context, the yoke is the device that controls the movement of a plane. It determines the direction the plane heads in. The pilot has the ability to put the plane on auto pilot, but in doing so he yields a level of control over to the plane. Now, the plane while in Read More …
First Things First
Yet I have this against you–that you no longer love Me as you did at first. Loving your wife or husband is not an emotional act, it is an act of your will backed up with action. When you consider all the things we say we love, we can take a long list and whittle Read More …
Growth within and without
Recently the news reported the loss of one of the nation’s most unique trees. It was so large that you could drive a car through the center of the base. The tree for some unseen reason the tree collapsed. The tree was huge, and its lose will be notice by those frequently going to the Read More …
Reigning over Rubble
The first photo is of the Umayyad Mosque built between the 8th and 13th century, taken October 2012, the 2nd photo is the same Mosque taken December 2017. World news media has focused its attention on Aleppo the largest city in Syria, and a war that started in 2012, the lives that this war has Read More …
Years to Build, A Day to Destroy.
Recently not far from my home they began to demolish a White Castle hamburger shop. In one day they had the area surrounded by a chain-link fence and signs posted. The next day they had demolished the entire building and had most of the rubble removed. This White Castle that had stood for better than Read More …
Happy Wife, Happy Life? . . .
You’ve heard this saying before and most women would agree that this is true, however if you ask most men this same question you get a variety of responses . . . Not all pleasant. The word “happy” is defined as a feeling or showing pleasure or contentment, the world’s view of happiness is solely Read More …
The Irony of the Marriage Tune-Up
I know that you’ve seen the two “commercials” that Steven and I have posted on Facebook about the upcoming Marriage Tune-Up Workshops. . . Well if you haven’t look them up. The funny thing is that when we were presented with the idea of the Marriage Tune-up some months ago, we had no idea that Read More …
Going up?
Imagine standing at an elevator and the person next to you asks you if you are going up? You must give answer a maybe won’t do. Keep in mind the answer determines your eventual destination and how soon you answer has an impact on how soon you get there. Have you answered the question, or Read More …