Words are extremely powerful and they are the very thing in which we can never take back, no matter how much we say, “I take that back” or “Ignore what I just said”. Once a word has been spoken, it is firmly implanted on the memory banks of the one who received it. Let’s face it… we’re all humans. We all get annoyed, upset, disappointed, hurt and anything else you can think of. Our natural instinct is to respond to …
Admit it, we’ve all glanced over at a neighbor’s house in admiration of how well-kept their front-lawn is. For many of us, their grass always seems to be just a little more greener, a bit more smooth-cut, and a tad more carefully decorated with an invisible “I Am Perfect” sign parked right in the middle. For some of us, this same line of thinking can slowly creep its way into our marriages. We glance at Jane and her husband seemingly …
Overcoming Worry “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done.” Philippians 4:6 There’s something about this 5 letter word that seems to plague all of us at one point or another. During our busy lives, it seems that the older we get, the more we find ourselves worrying. We worry about our kids, we worry about our finances. We worry about our positions at work or about …
It’s morning again. We awake with a list of things on our minds that we need to get done today. The kids need to be dressed for school, we need to stop by the grocery store to pick up a few things for dinner, and we forgot to call Suzie from the day before. Our boss expects something to be done today and we are only minutes away from being late. We’re either kissing our husband goodbye with a smile …