A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. – Jesus Christ Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. – Lao Tzu Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life. – Leo Buscaglia Hatred does not […]
Life is amazing and that’s why we can be thankful. Even though there are plenty of problems to grouse about, every problem can be turned into an opportunity to learn and grow. Every struggle, frustration and obstacle can be used for character building. It’s all in the way that you look at things. That may […]
It’s a funny thing but when you are in love you notice everything. Each detail takes on special importance. You have a heightened sensitivity and there is significance in even the smallest of acts. We all yearn for that state because, let’s face it, there is no greater joy! Love notices; love pays attention. When […]
Every time a mom or dad leaves the house, or drops their child off at daycare or school, there is a classic moment when they turn to their child and say, “Be Good!” We want our kids to be good when we’re not around because basically we want them to grow up to be good […]
How long will you live and what will you do in that time? No one really knows, but at different points in life we end up making and remaking life plans or goals. This journey of life is a very long road with many twists and turns, hills and valleys, and pit stops. Sometimes we […]
People struggle with faith because it seems to work when times are good, but in difficulty it evaporates into a nebulous mist and drifts wherever the winds take it. Have you ever had conviction in something only to watch it dissipate later and wonder “what the heck was that all about?” Faith that works has […]
“Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.” – Oscar Wilde “Each day holds a surprise. But only if we expect it can we see, hear, or feel it when it comes to us. Let’s not be afraid to receive each day’s surprise, whether it […]
In our series on Faith, last week, we examined an all too common question “So you believe – now what?” This week, we are digging a little deeper to discover how to live with God on a daily basis and where to find energy when you meet that moment when feel you have tried until you almost […]
Have you ever heard the saying, “thoughts become things”? This is a phrase coined by author and motivational speaker Mike Dooley. His work brings insight as to how our thought processes and feelings create the path we walk in life. If we don’t like the results we’re getting or the direction we’re going we simply […]
In the movie Finding Nemo there is an interesting sub plot. A group of fish are stuck in a tank in a dentist’s office. Maybe your dentist has a fish tank. Watching fish is supposed to be calming. But what about the fish? Who thinks of them? In Finding Nemo, the fish long for the […]
