Recently, I sat in early morning silence attempting to read God’s Word, but the word “why” kept running through my brain. Before I knew it, I was in a joy-stealing loop: Asking, Lord why so much...

As beautiful as lakes are, they are shallow and over years they fill up with earthly matter and mire. The accumulation of the earthly matter and mire eventually causes decaying vegetation at the...

Most of us dislike being ignored, in fact some of us get upset when we feel like we’re being ignored. We become frustrated when our concerns are disregarded, especially by loved ones. Yet this is...

Have you ever had a situation in your life where you felt dishonored? How did you respond? Did you allow your flesh to have first crack at responding? I have been there and I had allowed my flesh...

As a child most of us remember stories beginning with “once upon a time.” Everybody loves a good story, but not everybody loves their own story. We have mistakes piled high like weeks old laundry....

If you’re like me at times you get irritated. In one of my irritated moments, I asked myself does God get irritated with me being irritated? I began to think when irritability happens it’s usually...

I got a text out of the blue, “can I call you now!” Although I was in the middle of something, I accepted the call. This sister was in tears over her adult children. She spent enormous amounts of...

I tried getting your attention, but you were so engrossed in your phone that you didn’t hear me. I tried getting your attention, but you were so enamored with likes on social media. I tried...

There have been times in my life when I quit too soon. I’ve quit when what I really needed to do was to press on and press through. There have been times when I’ve gotten emotionally tired of the...

The term wingman is usually used in the slang referring to a man/woman who helps, protects, or guides a friend or associate; or a man/woman who helps a friend with romantic relationships,...

Have you ever found yourself having an out-of-control reaction in response to someone else out-of-control actions? Whew!!!! Been there. Afterwards I reflected and asked myself why in the world...

I was flipping through the TV one day and I saw a rodeo show. I got ready to change the channel but it was at the point where the cowboy was preparing to lasso the calf. As the calf burst out of...

According to dictionary.com perseverance is a steady persistence in a course of action; a purpose, a state; especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles or discouragement. Perseverance is...

At some point in our lives we have sat in a hospital waiting room while a loved one had surgery, delivered a baby or waited on some type of testing result? During this time there are many ways we...

Ding! Ding! The bell sounds, each opponent leaves their corner. Pop pop pop…. I fall against the ropes. Dazed….10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. I shake my head and yell “I’m not knocked out!” I’m...