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  • Supervisor??…Life with Mom

    Supervisor??…Life with Mom

    Each day with mom is one with new challenges.  At this point in her life, she is losing the ability to use the bathroom.  I have been using Depends with her but up to this point there has only been slight wetness after a couple of days.  All has changed.  I have to check her…

  • Pressing On…Overcoming the “Yeah Buts” of Life with the “Yeah Buts” of Forgiveness

    Pressing On…Overcoming the “Yeah Buts” of Life with the “Yeah Buts” of Forgiveness

    Forgiveness can be very hard.  We feel deeply the injustices perpetrated against us.  These feelings drive us to hang on to the injustice rather than to forgive the offender.  The results of not forgiving are grudges, bitterness, hatred, a miserable attitude and a lack of joy.  This affects our relationships not only with the one…

  • Pressing On…Overcoming the “Yeah Buts” of Life with the “Yeah Buts” of Sin

    Pressing On…Overcoming the “Yeah Buts” of Life with the “Yeah Buts” of Sin

    Sin is progressive.  It starts small and then grows bigger and bigger.  When we begin to accept the small sins, then be assured that greater ones are just around the corner.  The problem is we believe the things we tell ourselves concerning the things we do.  We make justifications for our sins or blame others…

  • Sometimes You Just Need It!

    Sometimes You Just Need It!

    “O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am!”  Psalm 39:4 It’s so good to know that our days have already been measured out for us.  Some days are very hard to live through and yet by God’s grace we survive.  When…

  • Read This!…Life with Mom

    Read This!…Life with Mom

    My mom lives with frontal lobe dementia disorder.  Sometimes I wonder what she thinks about her days.  They are pretty much the same for her.  She stays in bed for longer periods of time now even into the afternoon.  When I turn her over to get her up she always begins to count the blades…

  • Women and Pornography

    Women and Pornography

    Women struggle with pornography.  This is not simply a man’s issue.  There are more and more women struggling with pornography each day.  In the evangelical world we have spent a great deal of time focusing on helping men with this struggle, but we miss the women who are succumbing to this dangerous desire. We need…

  • Weakness or Strength?? – Part 1

    Weakness or Strength?? – Part 1

    Strength is a very important characteristic nowadays.  What does it mean to be strong?  The dictionary defines strength as:  the quality or state of being physically strong, the ability to resist being moved or broken by a force, or the quality that allows someone to deal with problems in a determined and effective way.  The…

  • “O you who love the Lord, hate evil!” Psalm 97:10

    “O you who love the Lord, hate evil!” Psalm 97:10

    God gets our attention in many different areas by using His Word.  We read about our sin nature, our justification, redemption, forgiveness, and adoption in Christ in the pages of Scripture.  We are encouraged, comforted, enlightened to truth, and challenged to change.  “O you who love the Lord, hate evil!” Psalm 97:10   Today this verse…

  • Our Minds Are Powerful

    Our Minds Are Powerful

    Have you ever had a dream in which you have a complete conversation with someone?  Then you wake up and realize it was a dream.  The conversation never took place but your memory has wrapped itself tight around it.  The words said, the tone of voice used, the posture of the person and your part…

  • Problem…Solution – Life with Dad

    Problem…Solution – Life with Dad

    There are so many things we can learn from the “greatest generation”, the ones who survived The Great Depression and World War II.  These people went through so much loss and lack in their lives but yet continued to press forward.  They learned to scrimp and save, to use and reuse, to create items rather…