What’s that stop sign in your way?
Finances? You’re POOR and you can’t seem to get ahead?
Relationships … this must be it. Your spouse won’t attend church with you, so DON’T BLAME YOU ...
Why do we love a baby?
Not because it’s self-sufficient. Babies can do nothing for themselves.
Not because it always smells good. Have you ever changed a diaper?
Not because it’s unobtrusive ...
So, you feel forgotten.
Grandma didn’t remember your birthday. Uncle Tom didn’t show up for your graduation. Your own children didn’t send you a card for Mother’s Day.
Even the cashier at ...
There are computer programs that can take your dark, dreary photograph and make it bright and cheerful.
Are your vacation shots murky? Click, click, no more! They now reflect the images in your ...
Spring moves into summer.
That brings lots of changes. Rainfall, the length of the days, even changes in our routines.
We’re out later in the evenings. We spend the weekend at the lake. We even ...
God wants to launch you into deeper waters.
He has an ocean of goodness waiting for you to explore.
You may be stuck in the harbor, docked in your church pew, or even still under ...
Everything has a price.
Our happiness, the moments we spend with our children, even the vacations we choose to take.
In 2010, a family of four from England vacationed in Malta. As they were ...
Pull out a self-help book, and you’ll find the same message over and over.
It’s up to you.
They are your bootstraps. Pull yourself up.
The responsibility for what happens to you belongs to ...
Consider your good stuff.
You know what we’re talking about. The dinner service you get out once a year. That coat you only wear on special occasions. The ring with the really big diamond.
And ...
Find and Replace is an editing term that writers are familiar with.
If we write a story, and it’s about tigers, we can make it tell about elephants using Find and Replace. We tell our word ...
Pain – not our friend.
Or is it? What if we never knew pain? What would our life be like?
We would bump into sharp objects and not know until we grew weak with loss of blood.
Hot or cold ...
What’s the prettiest picture you can imagine?
A seashore, with white-capped waves stretching to the horizon?
Or how about a snow-covered mountain, with a few clouds racing by?
In the summer of ...
Crack a pinecone.
Sure, smash it with a hammer, stomp it with your foot, or chuck it against the ground.
You can’t hurt the seeds inside. When they come out, you’ll hardly recognize them. ...
What’s that stop sign in your way?
Finances? You’re POOR and you can’t seem to get ahead?
Relationships … this must be it. Your spouse won’t attend church with you, so DON’T BLAME YOU ...
Why do we love a baby?
Not because it’s self-sufficient. Babies can do nothing for themselves.
Not because it always smells good. Have you ever changed a diaper?
Not because it’s unobtrusive ...
So, you feel forgotten.
Grandma didn’t remember your birthday. Uncle Tom didn’t show up for your graduation. Your own children didn’t send you a card for Mother’s Day.
Even the cashier at ...
There are computer programs that can take your dark, dreary photograph and make it bright and cheerful.
Are your vacation shots murky? Click, click, no more! They now reflect the images in your ...
Spring moves into summer.
That brings lots of changes. Rainfall, the length of the days, even changes in our routines.
We’re out later in the evenings. We spend the weekend at the lake. We even ...
God wants to launch you into deeper waters.
He has an ocean of goodness waiting for you to explore.
You may be stuck in the harbor, docked in your church pew, or even still under ...
Everything has a price.
Our happiness, the moments we spend with our children, even the vacations we choose to take.
In 2010, a family of four from England vacationed in Malta. As they were ...
