1. Red Rock Canyon
2. Sea World (in the rain)
3. Fort Benning Trips
4. Ladies Nights
5. Netflix
6. Turkey Trot
7. Cha Cha Lessons
8. Starbucks
9. Mark's Melon Patch visits
10. Sunrises & Sunsets
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
The Ripple
Sometimes I imagine more than just 2 people read what I have to say on here. I imagine some people care about what is on my mind and in my heart other than a passing comment they hear from me.
Truth is, though, I love to write.
So it is with any passion. You do it not so much for the attention, but for the joy of the activity. And when you do it for the simple joy of doing it, you find shelter from critics and cynics. You may still be attacked, but you're not really doing it for their approval.
So I write, I sing, I bike, I travel, I tinker on instruments, I love people, I help people.
I know my writing doesn't win any awards, my singing doesn't turn heads, my playing doesn't soothe any soul, my loving is considered futile, my help is seldom noticed, I can only visit so many places, and I'm going to get all sweaty biking.
But this is who I am. This is where I find joy. This is how I express myself. I cannot walk away from who I am - regardless of those critics and cynics - or else I fall into a life of confusion.
Don't forsake who God has made you to be. Don't settle for what others tell you that you are. Challenge it with the One who made you, and find out really who you are.
Everyone has something wonderful to add to this life. Even you. Even me. Let's do it and do it well.
This weekend ends one year and starts a new one. You have another opportunity to throw yourself as a pebble into a pond. You have the opportunity to create new, beautiful, adventurous, calming waves with who you are.
Go ahead, make your ripple.
Happy New Year.
Truth is, though, I love to write.
So it is with any passion. You do it not so much for the attention, but for the joy of the activity. And when you do it for the simple joy of doing it, you find shelter from critics and cynics. You may still be attacked, but you're not really doing it for their approval.
So I write, I sing, I bike, I travel, I tinker on instruments, I love people, I help people.
I know my writing doesn't win any awards, my singing doesn't turn heads, my playing doesn't soothe any soul, my loving is considered futile, my help is seldom noticed, I can only visit so many places, and I'm going to get all sweaty biking.
But this is who I am. This is where I find joy. This is how I express myself. I cannot walk away from who I am - regardless of those critics and cynics - or else I fall into a life of confusion.
Don't forsake who God has made you to be. Don't settle for what others tell you that you are. Challenge it with the One who made you, and find out really who you are.
Everyone has something wonderful to add to this life. Even you. Even me. Let's do it and do it well.
This weekend ends one year and starts a new one. You have another opportunity to throw yourself as a pebble into a pond. You have the opportunity to create new, beautiful, adventurous, calming waves with who you are.
Go ahead, make your ripple.
Happy New Year.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
The Least of These: Compassion International
I've been sharing about organizations I'm close with that do an incredible job of sharing the opportunity to give to those who are looking for such an opportunity. Just because Christmas Day is over, people are still in need. Try to practice giving all year long this coming year and see how much joy it can bring you!
Today, I hope you'll visit Compassion International's website HERE to see what neat ideas you can do for Christmas giving. As with Samaritan's Purse, you can give items such as chickens, cows, medical care, or even survival kits!
This is a touching video explaining how giving on your end impacts the recipient. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! It doesn't take much to make a ripple in a pond. Throw a small stone in the pond of GIVING and see how big of an impact it can make.
Happy Giving!
Today, I hope you'll visit Compassion International's website HERE to see what neat ideas you can do for Christmas giving. As with Samaritan's Purse, you can give items such as chickens, cows, medical care, or even survival kits!
This is a touching video explaining how giving on your end impacts the recipient. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! It doesn't take much to make a ripple in a pond. Throw a small stone in the pond of GIVING and see how big of an impact it can make.
Happy Giving!
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Christmas Day
"Christmas, my child, is love in action... Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas." - Dale Evans Rogers
Today, I'm thankful for the love-in-action that God spent on me with the gift of Jesus. I desperately hope and pray that your Christmas Day is infused with this love in action... that in the deep recesses of your soul, you will know that you were priceless to God, so He gave everything He had to win you: He gave himself in the form of a baby. And they called Him "Jesus".
Discover God again today.
Blessings to you, my friend.
Today, I'm thankful for the love-in-action that God spent on me with the gift of Jesus. I desperately hope and pray that your Christmas Day is infused with this love in action... that in the deep recesses of your soul, you will know that you were priceless to God, so He gave everything He had to win you: He gave himself in the form of a baby. And they called Him "Jesus".
Discover God again today.
Blessings to you, my friend.
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