Choose Your Own Adventure When I was a child I was given a "choose your own adventure" book; I can't remember it very well except that the cover had red on it and there was an old man as a character. I remember quite vividly that it was not a relaxing read. On the contrary,... Continue Reading →
Where Do I Fit? In my last post, I talked about how my mother's mantra "A place for everything and everything in its place" molded me into the person I am today. But what about when you don't know where you fit. You physically. Sitting at the kitchen table this morning, I was having a... Continue Reading →
Looking Back I remember trying to teach my son to drive. He kept looking in the rearview and the side view mirrors - I had to remind him to look ahead. You can't drive looking backward! I'd say. And, while this was certainly true, I understood his desire to look back. I did the same... Continue Reading →
Show, Don't Tell The first thing that struck me was today's verse - I have it pasted to my laptop as a reminder. I don't have to be enough; Christ will be enough for me. The next thing that struck me was that I had just eaten a keto muffin and had broken my intended... Continue Reading →
Fear, Faith, and Courage How many times in your life have you been told, Don't be afraid? I have no idea how many times I've heard it. But, I do know that the value of the advice was entirely dependent upon the quality of the source. What do I mean by that? Fear, faith, and... Continue Reading →
Who Do YOU Say You Are? Weird question, right? I mean, don't we usually concern ourselves with how others perceive us at any given time? I don't really know a lot of people who go around asking themselves who they are. But maybe we should. Actually, we shouldn't be asking - we should be telling... Continue Reading →
The Boy He sat there. Unsmiling. Immobilized. Quiet. Usually, he was racing around from room to room, feet flying, laughing hysterically. This time, as he sat in the walker, he didn't move at all. He just stared at all of the toys on the tray. This is odd; IÂ thought as I picked up one thing... Continue Reading →
My Plans It's usually somewhere between going with my gut and before I've figured out my next move that I start to get nervous. I always have a backup plan for my backup plan, but I still second guess myself when making big moves. I'm not so much that I don't have faith in myself,... Continue Reading →
Competition It may seem odd to say coming from a former athlete, but I'm not fond of competition all that much. I played hard to win back in my school sports days and when playing cards. But, I was not particularly eager to compete in several things - the first was music. I felt music... Continue Reading →
Can't See The Forest For The Trees Have you ever been so focused on something that you got lost? Not a little lost. Very, very lost - blown off track, so lost you can't see the forest for the trees? Deer Trails & Distractions Life isn't a portfolio of massive landscapes and big pictures. It's... Continue Reading →
What's Stopping You? Have you ever been called to do something, but you put it off or drag your feet because you are afraid. I have. I'm so close to finishing a project I've been working on for years, and I keep finding myself believing the excuses I've created for why it isn't done yet. ... Continue Reading →
Confessions I have a confession to make. I did not start this blog because I was thrilled by the idea of sharing my inner thoughts with complete strangers - I'm actually a pretty private person. I didn't start the blog to supplement some business venture or to make online friends - though some of you... Continue Reading →
