40 Days, 40 Nights
Lent is a time for prayer, penance, sacrifice and good works that lead up to Easter. Lent starts with Ash Wednesday and continues for 40 days and 40 nights, not including Sundays. The observance of Lent varies from people abstaining from eating meat to giving up a daily “unhealthy” activity. What I have chosen to […]
The Art of Human Relations
I recently reviewed the book How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie to refresh my memory on how to approach people in a way that is not offensive even if they are in the wrong “in my opinion”. Bottom line, as much as I feel I have been offended by others, I […]
How Is Your Health?
We are in the second month of the new year. Are you still on the path to being healthy? How do you define healthy? Healthy can mean different things to different people. It can mean being physically, emotionally, spiritually or even sexually well. We have all may new years resolutions of getting our lives back on track or finally in the direction […]
I Love You, I Hate You
Proverbs 18:21 says that death and life are in the power of the tongue. What does this mean? It means that the words we speak over ourselves and others have a huge impact. When you call your child and spouse stupid you start to believe those words. You also plant those negative toxic words in […]
Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda
I should have bought comfortable flats instead of these 4 inch heels. I could have gone to University of Texas instead of settling for a satellite school. I would have bought Advil if I knew I was going to have this headache. Stop “shoulding” on yourself! Life is a bunch of choices (or box of […]
Valentine’s Day Blues
Here is another day that reminds some of us that we are alone. Valentine’s Day is a day when someone you love the most, shows you how important you are to them. Isn’t that funny, you wait all year for that one person to show you how much they care for you. Shouldn’t that person […]
Will GOD Give You the Desires of Your Heart?
So often, we talk about all the things we want in life, a new home, car or soul mate, but we more than often settle for something less than what want. In order for GOD to give you the desires of your heart, you first have to have a relationship with him. GOD wants you to have everything […]
Christians as Warriors
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. –Edmund Burke Someone recently quoted this to me to challenge me to continue to strive for a worthy endeavor. My personal challenge has been to take the battle to prayer, trust God with it and to remember that I am […]