Momentum is a magnificent word. I believe more things are accomplished because of momentum or not accomplished because of a lack of momentum than anything else. If you desire to have a fantastic 2025 then creating momentum now is crucial. Here is a much too long description of, and invitation to, starting a great 2025… Continue Reading
Have you ever been caught in one of those situations where your efforts to help were turned against you and everything was worse instead of better? What do you do when your best efforts are misunderstood, rejected, and used as a club to batter you with? It happens to the best of us. Here are… Continue Reading
This is a little different. Kind of fun. Doris and I had an unexpected, extra day with our two youngest grandsons. I decided to take advantage of that opportunity to have them join me. It’s not the most profound MondayMatters but it may be the cutest. And when you do a video, you can invite… Continue Reading
I Timothy 3:2 “An overseer must be above reproach.” My contention is that is true for all of us. “Live in such a way that if someone spoke badly of you no one would believe it.” Unknown Some thoughts about living above reproach: Your actions outweigh your words. Your walk talks and your talk talks… Continue Reading
My grandson, Jakson, who is 13 asked me about heaven the other day. He wanted to know all of the basic stuff. Will we know each other? Will there be sports and pizza and drum sets? And of course the biggy, will there be pets in heaven? That one was easy. I told him yes… Continue Reading
We all have had them in our lives, those very hard, difficult Jobs. Not jobs, like where we work, but Jobs, like in the Bible. Those people for whom life seems to be falling apart and, although we would like to, we really don’t know how to help them. What do I say? Should I… Continue Reading
https://youtu.be/5R7h2TPUjec?feature=shared We all desire to leave a legacy, to make a mark on family and friends that will impact them for good long after we are gone. Sometimes, the pain of the legacy we inherited is so great we cannot imagine changing our legacy for the better. But we can. We can leave the legacy… Continue Reading
We all have a little Clark Griswald in us. We create these over-the-top, larger than life expectations of an event, a season, or a relationship. And more often than not things just don’t happen the way we imagine. Here are some fantastic ideas about how to manage expectations, well, at least some pretty good ones.… Continue Reading
In a fallen world, relationships fall. How we talk about them has much to do with how they survive. Here are 5 Rules of Relationships that help me stay positive about those connections in my life. Click on the link to watch the video. And follow on Facebook or Instagram for a daily reminder about… Continue Reading
https://youtu.be/e4d40ytW8g4?feature=shared “There is a time for all things. Everything has a season.” The writer of the Wisdom Book was talking about more than summer and fall. Perhaps one of the most important adjustments in life is the recognition that we are constantly transitioning from one season to the next. Here are some thoughts about that… Continue Reading