Apr
17
2020
Most people make emotional decisions and try to justify them with logic.
The crucial decision-making question is, am I making an emotional or a logical decision?
The ideal is when emotions and logic match up, yet in reality, this is a...
Apr
06
2020
Is it possible to get through life without experiencing pain?
Seems every story has an element of pain in the narrative.
Let's imagine being able to be totally pain-free. Wow! Awesome - sounds wonderful.
It is truly wonderful until you grab...
Mar
30
2020
No pain no gain
No sorrow no joy
No work no pay
No crooked line no straight line
No hate no love
No late no on time
No defeat no victory
The Scriptures say.
” I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and discard the intelligence...
Mar
18
2020
“We were like grasshoppers in our own sight and so we were in their sight.” – Numbers 13:33b
An essential element in preparing for a basketball game is scouting the enemy. Great care must be taken to make sure the...
Mar
17
2020
Who is most grateful? The one rescued or the one who does the rescuing?
Going back to the four pillars that form the foundation for one’s belief system:
Control your Environment – choice of people. Psalm 1
Crucial Others – people who...
Mar
12
2020
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going."
I'm reminded of a time when my fourth graders were playing for the city championship. At a crucial time late in the game, one of my boys made a bad play....
Jan
16
2020
Some amazing quotes by one of my favorite artists:
"I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people."
"Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more and more."
Vincent Van Gogh’s...
Jan
15
2020
Who God Says I am, is far more important than who you, or who I, say I am.
In the early 1980's I was invited to speak at Cordova schools. I met the Blake boys, Scott and Brandin. Scott is...
Jan
14
2020
Knowledge and understanding of the following three principles give meaning and purpose to life.
Foundational Principle #1
Where did I come from when I was born?
Foundational Principle #2
What am I doing here?
Foundational Principle #3
Where do I go when life ends?
It has been...
Nov
28
2019
“I will offer to YOU the sacrifice of thanksgiving & will call on the name of the Lord.” Psalm 116:17
Our Special Day dedicated to being extra thankful typically begins in the early morning hours with Susie by a warm fireplace...
