By a show of hands, who wants to go into the wilderness? There’s not a lot of takers on this one.
No one enjoys the wilderness. Who, in their right mind, would volunteer for this? It is most often viewed as a lost cause, a last resort. Most of the time when we encounter a wilderness season, we are quick to blame the devil, Continue reading →
We are living in unprecedented times. Depression, anxiety, and fear are now running rampant. Navigating through the maze of life in “normal” times was difficult, but dealing with the uncertainty of this season, has become quite the challenge.Continue reading →
Recently, the words “essential” and “nonessential” have been circulating quite a bit, due to the pandemic and quarantine, we are currently facing. You, or your job, have probably been placed in one of these categories. What, exactly, does it mean for someone, or something to be labeled “essential” or “nonessential?”Continue reading →
With the recent coronavirus pandemic and quarantine, so many are asking, “When do we get back to normal?”
Normal. So what is this thing we call “normal?”Continue reading →
The past few weeks have transformed the world, as we knew it, into a world that we could not have imagined. For the most part, the entire world has become quarantined. The world that we knew, stopped. No one living at this time has ever experienced anything like this.Continue reading →
If you haven’t had a chance to read Part 1 of “When Your Detour Becomes Your Destiny,” please take a couple of minutes and do so before reading Part 2.
Detours are never easy and rarely fun, but everyone encounters them at one time, or another. As I began to reflect on detours, there were some things that stood out to me, and I wanted to share a little more detail on each of these.Continue reading →
Here’s the scene:
It’s a beautiful morning. The bluest sky and the brightest sun says this is going to be a great day. You’ve carefully planned a special road trip. Luggage is stored in the rear. Food and water are within reach. GPS has plotted the quickest route. Music is blaring and you are moving down the interstate on cruise-control with an ETA that is satisfactory to all.
Suddenly, with no warning, red taillights are brightly glaring in all lanes.Continue reading →
Four years ago, I started on a journey, that I had never known, and began a life that was completely out of my comfort zone. To say that I was unprepared for this journey would be a gross understatement. To discover feelings and emotions that I had only heard others talk about, has been most challenging, to say the least.Continue reading →
Perhaps you’ve heard the expression, “When God closes one door, He’ll open another. But it’s hell in the hallway.”
Everyone, at some point, will encounter a “hallway experience.” What do you do when God has closed one door in your life, but another still hasn’t opened? How do you find hope in the hallway?
How do you find heaven, instead of hell, in the hallway?Continue reading →
Too often we find ourselves relating to people based on their job, their financial status, or the title they hold. We tend to place people in categories and define them from our perspective.
The following story has been circulated for some time, and perhaps you have heard, or read it at some point, but the message still rings loudly today.Continue reading →
