UP at 5:00 AM every day... fine-tuning the Labor of Love that will soon be in print. "Soon"... meaning as little as two months. Not long, in light of its content spanning a lifetime. History. His-Story. Your Story in my life. UP emotionally, when I reflect on that Story. Those Stories. So many Stories...
Sliding down... into an old Pattern. That's where my client was when we last spoke. The Pattern and its Root are not uncommon... especially in our culture. The Pattern is Anxiety and Fear... always over money. Never having "enough." Even when we have a lot. The manifestation of this Pattern is a level of striving that leads...
Our pastor read a wonderful story in church on Sunday. One of those "tear-jerkers" that drove his point home. I assumed it was a true story, but it wasn't. Turns out it was a fictional story written in 1974 by Elizabeth Silance Ballard. The story itself may not be true. But it's truly heart-warming. And...
I have played Mind Games on Facebook lately. Just a few... posted by Friends. Mind Games centered around seeing what's different. How many faces are in this tree? Find the mistake in this herd of zebras. Find the tiny "C" in this "sea" of tiny O's. Some people said they were still looking for solutions... and...
I haven't always been a fisherman. I hadn't even set foot in a boat before I was almost 33 years old. My Honey, an avid fisherman since he was a little kid, has taught me everything I know. I had what is often called "Beginner's Luck." I caught my first fish -- a beautiful redfish...
When you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything. What are we standing for, Lord? What are we willing to risk in the process? What are we falling for? What is our personal "line in the sand"? What happens when the "tide" comes in? Who is the tide? Who is the drought? Who keeps...
I hadn't seen my Forever Sister in... more than a year? She lives far away. Even spends time in distant countries. I had hoped to see her over the weekend, Lord. I thought she would be at a particular venue where her husband was speaking. I wasn't sure until the last minute that I would be able...
It was an unexpected reunion. At the timing You chose, Lord. Because You caused us to cross paths again. Literally. Right there on the street. A brother and sister-in-Christ. Forever Family. We love each other dearly. Yet... we now walk separate paths. I used to sit under his teaching. Until I began to feel... uneasy....
Wow, Lord... I could finish that sentence in so many ways! For the many things I have done and been over a lifetime that were missteps. Whenever I was off track. And so much worse. "Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not His benefits -- who forgives all your sins and heals all your...
It's amazing how technology has advanced, Lord! In so many ways! Right now, I'm thinking about cell phones. I got my first car phone in the 1980's. Bulky! Installed to the driver's right. On a post, so my right hand could easily reach its buttons. A hands-free mike overhead. I commuted 75 miles to and from work, along multiple...
