I tentatively opened my summer box. It required an extra dose of courage to yank the first pair of shorts over my hips. Certainly, they shrunk in the dryer last fall (along with the next ten articles after them). In a state of defiance, I marched to the gym scale the next day. Denial melted […]
(If you missed Part 1 – “Where’s the Fruit”, it can be found on my April 5th blog post) 8 “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come. 10 This is why we work so hard and continue to struggle, for our
Have you noticed the media buzz around the notion of reducing New Year’s Resolutions down to a one theme word? This word replaces that long, often forgotten and hard-to-keep list of resolutions and is intended to envelop all your aspirations for a new year. Some of the favorites across our country have been: Simplify, Intentional,
I love the imagery of a new year: each one of us are given the opportunity to reset, to begin fresh, to ponder where we lost our way and to reorganize our resolves…. yet another time. The New Year offers us a blank canvas on which God provides a colorful pallet and a variety of
Seeing a God-sized Dream to Completion – Part 2 These swift days between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day bookend my favorite time of the year. I hope to never outgrow the giddiness I experience amidst the sparkle and wonder of the glorious Christmas season. I often wish time would slow as I attempt to absorb
Seeing A God-Sized Dream to Completion – Part 1 Do you have a dream or a vision for your life that seems way out of reach? Do phrases like, “I must be crazy! There’s no way! It would be impossible!” ever fire across your brain? Does your dream feel more like a liability than a
You might not notice it, upon first glance, but it’s there. If I look hard enough, I think we have something in common! I’ve been toting mine around for decades… It’s a worn out and faded bag of sorts, concealing equally faded dreams. Once treasured and shared, these dreams were a proud representation of our