Doors and Windows

10-26-14

Let’s face it. Many times in life we don’t know exactly where we are headed or how to get there. Life is like taking a guided road trip where we are only positive we are trying to reach Heaven. The road we travel has twists and turns with plenty of options to change direction. But what do we do? Do we never turn off the road we are on, even if it looks like we are going over a cliff? Or do we take every side road that looks good?

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Prayer Patience

9-12-14

Sometimes the best answer isn’t yes. If a two year old is told nothing but yes, what happens? I’ll leave that to your imagination and/or experience. So why do we so often want our Father to say nothing but yes? As children, when we wanted something our parents didn’t seem eager to let us have, what did they often say? Probably some version of we would understand when we were older. The underlying fact is that they knew best. If that was true of our parents, isn’t it vastly more true of God?

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Keep Your Smile

8-24-14

You know those days where nothing goes right, everything goes wrong, and your favorite shirt shrinks in the dryer? It seems like the last three weeks have been that way for almost everyone I’ve talked to. Me included. So this is about ways for all of us to keep a positive attitude. I often write what I need to hear, and that’s what I’m going to do again. Here goes.

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