Close the chapter, in a few hours this year will be over—forever. It could have been better; it could have been worse; but it is what it is, close the chapter and, starting tomorrow, begin writing a new chapter in your life. (And by the way, this goes for all the chapters of your life.) … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2015
Getting Ready for a Better Year: Can you be more than you are now?
Some labels stick with you forever; once the deed is done it can’t be undone. Every time you look at yourself in the mirror you may be reminded of what you’ve done or what has been done to you. Every time you look at that empty chair you may be reminded of who you’ve lost … Continue reading
Getting Ready for a Better Year: Who are you going to be?
John 9:8 (NKJV) Therefore the neighbors and those who previously had seen that he was blind said, “Is not this he who sat and begged?” There will always be people in your life who have trouble not seeing you how you use to be. To our parents we will always partially be “daddy’s little girl” … Continue reading
Getting Ready for a Better Year: Who is responsible?
I promise you, next year is going to be a mixed bag. There is going to be joys and sorrows; pain and pleasure; success and failure. Some people will hate you, most tolerate you, a few help you, and even some love you. Some things will work out great and others things will be like you’ve … Continue reading
Top Ten Reasons Why I Stopped Bathing
I was made to bathe as a child People who bathe are hypocrites – they think they’re cleaner than other people There are so many different kinds of soap, I could never decide which one was right I used to bathe, but it got boring, so I stopped I still bathe on special occasions, like Christmas and … Continue reading
A virtual fireplace
Netflix has a wonderful little program you can watch which is especially nice this time of the year: a virtual fireplace with a virtual fire burning in it. You can turn it on and watch the flames flickering and hear the logs popping. It really sets the atmosphere for a quiet evening of sipping warm … Continue reading
Christmas is great but…
Proverbs 20:4 (NKJV) The lazy man will not plow because of winter; he will beg during harvest and have nothing. Yeah, I know…Christmas is a special time of the year, but 2016 (and the rest of your life) is coming. Please don’t consider me a Scrooge and party-pooper, but as important as it is to … Continue reading
I love this little Christmas story
Mamie Adams always went to a specific branch post office in her town because the postal employees were friendly. On a busy afternoon, just a few days before Christmas, she stopped by to purchase a few stamps. While waiting in the long line, a man pointed out that there was no need to wait; a … Continue reading
Why is “routine” in December so different from “routine” the rest of the year?
Meditation on a recent day in December: Father God, thank you for this routine day that has been sprinkled with Immanuel. Christmas is in the air and that filled this rather nondescript and routine day with little delights. I suspect that that is how all of life is meant to be lived when Immanuel is … Continue reading
Do something
“In a moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing to do. The worst thing you can do is nothing.” _Theodore Roosevelt Do something. Many people try to be fortune tellers and don’t even realize it. They make statements like, “No need to try that, it won’t work” or “No … Continue reading
