7 notes to God…from kids
As we come to the end of the year, I suggest we can be thoughtful about our life this year. Here are some thoughts from youngsters to think about if you, perhaps, are no longer a “youngster!” Remember those old math textbooks that had half of the problems’ answers in the back of the book? They were useful in […]
The gift of walking…
One of my favorite stories (excerpted from My Christmas Treasury by Norman Vincent Peale) is about a missionary teaching in Africa. Before Christmas, he had been telling his native students how Christians, as an expression of their joy, gave one another presents on Christ’s birthday. On Christmas morning, one of the natives brought the missionary a […]
Ouch! I get it!
Have you ever read this “Autobiography in Five Short Chapters” by Portia Nelson? It’s a delight and even has a message! Chapter 1 I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost…I am helpless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way […]
Overcome overwhelm…
It’s a rotten feeling, isn’t it? Life can sometimes feel like it’s careening uncontrollably toward disaster-rather like the feeling you get when you’ve lost control of your moving car. It’s that feeling of complete helplessness and panic. While we may be feeling overwhelmed with everything going on in our lives right now, there are some concrete steps […]