Musings

I was thinking about how much I have on my plate on a daily basis. I’m not talking about food here, just the amount of activities and jobs that I have allowed to crowd my day. It is sad that I almost don’t have time for the Lord. Gotcha! I said almost, and that does…

I was thinking today about how relentless death is. My last uncle was buried today, and I missed the funeral. It seems that none of my family thought to call me and tell me of the services. I would have liked to have been there and to spend time talking with the remainder of my…

I ended the last blog with a statement about having the ability to successfully negotiate the terrain of life because of the God that I enjoy having in control of my life. Each day that I see is a blessing and has been lovingly and specifically designed for my own personal growth and development. Because…

This is my first entry in the year 2015, and I am making it to inform my readers that there will be a change in the perspective of this blog. In the past, I have approached life from a general perspective with a veiled tint of my religious beliefs. No longer will that be the…

The most difficult issues that we face in life come from within us and are exacerbated by the people whom we hold near and dear to our hearts. I have oftentimes wondered why it is that my family can upset me so much when the same or similar actions from others are so easily handled…

I’m really trying to get started in the blogging venture. There’s only so much time that I have to do this, but I want to do a little bit of it every day. It’s just a matter of using the time that I get to accomplish the plethora of things that I want to do.…

“I have so much to do; I don’t know where to start.” Have you ever felt this way? It is too frequent that this thought comes to my mind, and so I just keep putting things off, all of it. Then I finally take the time to get started on my list of things to…

With the recent events taking place in our country and around the world, how can we celebrate Thanksgiving? It is easier than you might think. Simply because our world is in turmoil and people are acting more like animals than human beings doesn’t mean that we don’t have something for which we should be grateful.…

As I look back over my life, I am able to find several instances where I have intentionally evaded the truth and/or said things that are absolutely not the truth. My daily interaction with children reveals that this is really a part of the nature of so many of us. I was never taught to…

One of the most crucial aspects of life that can be viewed as both negative and positive is consistency. Consistency can be negative when it is difficult to seize the opportunity to make improvements in our lives. That which we do habitually can be viewed as being consistent. However, the routine should not be the only thing that…