When you woke up this morning, you woke up to immediate blessings. Oxygen entered your lungs. Maybe light entered your room and your eyes. Maybe sounds entered your ears. And maybe aromas of coffee or breakfast entered your nostrils. Every single breath, sight, sound, and scent was…and is…a blessing. And it’s not even your faith that brings on those immediate blessings. Do you have … Read the rest…
Category Archives: Thankful Thursday
Even Linda Ronstadt knew that you are no good. She’s saying it about you years and years ago. So, I know it. And Linda knows it. But do you? Oh wait. Ms. Ronstadt actually sang “You’re No Good.” And I just did a quick online check, and apparently she didn’t sing that song to let you know you are no good. I guess it … Read the rest…
Here’s a misdemeanor definition from the dictionary on my computer: a nonindictable offense, regarded in the US (and formerly in the UK) as less serious than a felony. A nonindictable offense is one where lawyers and law-enforcement don’t “formally accuse of or charge with a serious crime.” And just to clarify a little bit more, here’s a definition of the word felony from that … Read the rest…
Want something newer to look older? But you don’t have time to wait for that to happen? Well, the easy solution is patina paint. Because it can produce the aged look of metal or wood. So, you can get that rustic and timeless appeal without all that boring and lengthy aging process. And it’s cool because patina paint… features color variations (greens, blues, browns) … Read the rest…
Proverbs 14:30 says it like this: “A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness (aka: a sin) to the bones.” Yikes! Rottenness to the bones. Yeah, envy is a sin alright. But even though they know that’s true, a lot of Christians have a lot of envy in their lives. And you see it all over social media. That’s where … Read the rest…
Sure, I could’ve (and maybe should’ve) said daily bread instead of daily grain. But that wouldn’t have rhymed with the retrain your brain part. So, I took some poetic license. And there you have it. Now, what’s all this retrain your brain talk? Well, I could be talking about anxiety and depression, in which case I might give you a list of cognitive distortions … Read the rest…
Sometimes I remember better days like this. Lying on a warm sidewalk, in the first week of June. Just a young boy, on Summer vacation, in a small Kansas town, with nothing much to do but enjoy the warm sidewalk and ponder big thoughts. Yeah, when I remember better days, big thoughts are always included. Because I always wanted to figure out things like: … Read the rest…