I realized last week as I was talking to my 11 year old son that he didn’t know what “The Golden Rule” was. Now don’t think too badly of me quite yet, we have been talking about treating people like you want to be treated ever since he and his…

Weekly Ration   “…be content with what you have, for he has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’” Heb 13:5b (NIV) How many times have I forgotten all that I have…  (and it’s a lot!) Only to be wanting more and more. Think about all that you…

This is one of my favorite acronyms and I didn’t even know it was. My family knows it is very well.   Many people I work with know it is too. It stand for the way I react when I am asked a question about something: It stands for: Always….

Weekly Ration “Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.” Prov 11:14 (NIV) Simple yet powerful words for us this week. Wisdom surrounds us if we will just turn and ask. Seek wise counsel in your decisions!   Need a daily…

I pulled this subject line from a book I just read called “The Four Agreements” by Miguel Ruiz. It has stuck with me more than almost anything else I read in the book. How well do you “do what you say”? How well do you “watch what you say”? Do…

I worked in a place once that was almost like a morgue.  I mean, every time I came to work, no one was smiling.  No one was talking to each other; no one even looked like they wanted to be there. It was a sad place. Needless to say, I…

With my birthday happening last week, I came to the realization of just how fortunate I am. And it caused me to be very grateful. I take for granted so many times, throughout the day, what I have and what God has done in my life. The family I have;…

I got sick the other day. It wasn’t the kind of sickness that puts you in the bed for 3 days with a high fever, chills, a weak body and headaches. This was the type of sickness that can only come when you eat something that was spoiled or out…

  There is a story that has been told many times about the job attitudes of three bricklayers: When asked, “What are you doing?” the first bricklayer replied, “Laying brick.”  The second answered, “Making $10.50 an hour.”  And the third said, “Me? Why, I’m building the world’s greatest cathedral.” After…

“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” 1 John 3:18 (NIV) Have you “done” anything lately to love someone by your actions? Take action!  Make a difference in somebody’s life this week.   Need a daily dose of encouragement? Check out…