Twenty-five years ago this past Friday, our country woke up and went about a normal morning. Then at 8:46am, the first plane hit the North Tower. At 9:03, the second plane hit the South Tower. At 9:37, another plane hit the Pentagon. At 9:59, the South Tower collapsed. At 10:03, Flight 93 went down in Pennsylvania. In a matter of...
Have you ever heard a piano that was out of tune? It doesn't take much. One string can be just a little off, and you notice it. A concert piano has more than 200 strings, and there is an incredible amount of tension pulling on that frame. And yet that tension is what allows the piano to make beautiful music. ...
I don't always like making promises to my kids. I'll say something like, 'I will try my best'; but just as soon as I promise, something beyond my control comes up. I've had the best intentions, but something happens and my schedule and plans go right out the window. I've been in several car accidents...
As we look at our lives and all the things we deal with everyday - 'do we really believe God's love?' Sure! We sing about it - 'Jesus loves me' - we read it in the Bible - 'for God so loved the world'. But do we really let that truth shape how we view ourselves...
This past week was kind of a mess. Many of us experienced what it's like to live without electricity - again. We flip a switch and expect the lights to come on. We turn on the faucet, open the refrigerator, turn on the air conditioner - and all of those things just happen. - Until they don't. And then something as ordinary as ...
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Last week, I was pulling up to a stop sign planning to stop behind it - as is the law - but I ended up having to stop about 20 feet short. As I approached, another car was cutting the turn rather tight and was actually in my lane. I had every right to pull up to that stop sign - but I chose to stop and wait....
Is there anything that you would change about yourself...? If you ask that question to most people, they might have a long list of things. We often measure ourselves by appearance, ability, success, possessions, or the opinions of others. And some of those things may be in our power to change - but many are not.
Have you ever found yourself feeling like you were just in way over your head? Recently I cut down a 40 foot tree that was 25 feet from my house. That could have gone wrong very quickly. And there have been MANY times when I realized things were just too big for me to handle by myself....
