Sometimes when disappointments and discouragements are present in our life it’s easy to lose sight of anything good. This is something I have struggled with a lot in my personal life.  I’ve overcome it to a certain degree but then there are the days I have my set backs. It’s not wrong to feel discouraged but it’s how you and I handle it that determines whether we are going to let the trial or situation affect us adversely or if we’ll be overcomers. David also had his ups and downs as he shares in the Psalms – There were times when he was full of praise. “I love the Lord,…

Twenty-four hours in a day. What will we do with them? We cannot possibly do everything, therefore we must choose the essentials. We must set limits.  I was given this thought by Leo Babauta who wrote the book, The Power of Less. In the first few pages of the book he speaks of the haiku style of poetry. The haiku poem usually is nature related, has limits of 17 syllables and is written in only 3 lines with the first line having 5 syllables, the second line 7 syllables and the third line 5 syllables. These limitations causes the poet to consider carefully what words they will use to express…

There’s so much talk these days about living intentionally. Everyone wants to be purposeful and not waste time on activities that really don’t matter.  So let me ask you, “What vision do you see your family fulfilling?” With a vision it gives you direction – an end goal to reach for. The Bible says, Where there is no vision, the people perish… Proverbs 29:18 Do you have a vision for your family? A vision for the future will guide you in the decisions you make today. Here are two examples of men who had strong visions and every decision they made was in light of that. George Washington had a…