Author par excellence Cecil Murphey shares a novel way to avoid disappointment: “If I expect certain behavior that I don’t get, I can become angry. Or I can change my expectations.” I might spend half a
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From Lost to New Life: The Tale of a Traffic Circle Boot
Lost It all started with a lost workmen’s boot stranded on its side by our new traffic circle. The poor, lost boot littered the road until a gracious rescuer happened by. The boot’s hero stood
Read moreWhen You Give of Yourself and God Gives Back
“He lives right over there. Do you want me to go get him?” My heart leapt to my throat as I thought, “Really Lord? Is this for real?” As I watched the Mission to Haiti
Read moreEncouragement When Life Has Gone to the Dogs
Life Gone to the Dogs? When life has gone to the dogs, encouragement seems to run off with it. I sure needed encouragement the weekend before my first big speaking event. It was Saturday morning
Read moreI Am Not Enough, But I’m Thankful for the One Who Is
I am not enough To undo my mistakes, to answer my own prayers To make myself compassionate when I simply don’t care. To give joyfully each time to love those I don’t like, To succeed
Read moreForeboding-less Joy: A Gratitude Experiment
Imagine this scene. It’s Christmas Eve. Dad and mom are driving with their kids along snow-covered roads. Everyone is excited for the holiday. Someone starts singing a Christmas carol and they all join in. The
Read moreWhen “no” means “I love you.”
As a parent, I flopped at saying “no.” Having grown up with an unreasonable step-dad, I preferred the kind and friendly “Maybe,” or “We’ll see,” which usually translated to
Read moreA Password? To Enter God’s Presence? Seriously?
Next time you want to praise God and enter into His presence, remember the password. I can assure you that when you understand this truth, you won’t be using the FORGOT PASSWORD? tab. It will be forever in your heart.
Read moreTo Catch a Leaf
It seems easy. The leaf spiraling toward the ground, I mean. It drifts from a branch someplace above. Perhaps billowing slightly in a puff of air, shifting to the left and right, rocking, but mostly
Read moreSidelinded For A Season
What started out as an unhappy season ended up being good for me. Being sidelined prepared me to take on a much more important role than I ever dreamed.
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