Deserve it?
What do we deserve? Webster defines deserve as “to be worthy, fit, or suitable for some reward.” Wow!When we pray, we often ask for all sorts of things.. such as, ‘please help us get enough money to buy a boat..’ well that might be extreme but you get the point. ‘please do this and please [...]
Can’t Hear!
I have been suffering lately with an illness of sorts. This past May, I had a run-in with a bad respiratory infection. That led to a bout of bronchitis, which then led to a strange problem with my left ear. The “Eustachian tube” which connects the ear to the throat, (and equalizes pressure), got blocked [...]
compliments
Psychiatrists tell us it is not the other person’s compliment that makes us feel good; rather it is our own belief that the compliment is valid.
You really like me!!
Sometimes when our boys got older, (even now) , I long to really ‘feel’ that they like me. As teenagers, they are not likely to say such things. In fact the older they get, the less often it is heard. I sometimes want to feel like Sally Field when she got her second Oscar Award. [...]
Seeker
What do you want? What are you seeking? What wisdom do you want? What are you saying to yourself about it?People who want something, want to learn something, have to start by saying, ” I am ignorant”..about this. This is the way to start, then seek it! Study, learn , ask questions..This is how we [...]
PAIN
Pain either destroys a person, or develops a personpain either strengthens your faith , or sidetracks your faith. How we deal with pain can be something to teach young boys. Life will consist of pain and pleasure. Often, the pain is where we grow the most, closer to God and closer to man, closer to [...]
conscience go to sleep
Do not let the conscience go to sleep… not being used… it is important that we teach our kids to be aware of right and wrong and to think about it.. sometime this is painful because our selfish selves would rather just push the thing out of our mind… so we don’t have to think [...]
New again
I started this years ago, then quit.. now I’m back
