The distractions are loud, even when I don’t care about them. I Really Do NOT Care About Shaun King . . . or Rachel Dolezal . . . or that lady at church that you think is sneaking out on her husband. I got sucked into the controversy this morning only because I had the…
Growing up relationships is vital for what you do. No matter what your focus – business, church, family, or hobbies – it is all fundamentally about relationships. The only way to reach my desired success goes straight through the heat of the relationships I create. I have to invest my time my effort, and my…
The joy of the Lord is my strength – it is one of the first things that I think of when joy comes to mind – that, and all of the decoration my mom had around the house. Her name was Joy and being a “Joy” meant folks sent a lot of joy items her…
I like my family. Most of the time I even want to be around my family and doing things with them because I like them. We play games together. We attend activities together. We even have meals together, sometimes up to three times each day. My friend Dawn shared a blog post about the feelings…
It can be easy to want change. It can be simple to make a plan. The real challenge arrives when I have to make the choices that will drive that change. Change happens – either the change that I create or the change that I allow to be created. Simple and Easy Path to Change…
It can be tough remaining hopeful when faced with the newsfeed I face every day. I work on my computer – which means that my work requires daily online activity which requires that I open my internet browsers. No matter what kind of day I am having, the internet attempts to pull me down into…
“Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?” Indiana was not the first to bemoan the general yuckiness of the slithering creatures. My friend posted that she had planned to spend the day in the garden only to have her plans crushed by the appearance of a small garter snake. “I just could not keep…
I had the chance to sit in on a webinar offered through the Author Hangout. I love finding new ways to connect and learn . . . and finding new people to connect with and learn from. This show was with Tim Grahl and he shared ideas about starting a business. I recently made a…
My morning began with a revelation that led to excited peace . . . I know that sounds like an oxymoron, but I promise it is a real place. The day then blew up into great opportunities that lead to my mind spinning in anticipation. The Right Focus Helps Me Avoid the Rabbit Hole I…
Every promise I will ever need begins with the Word. Despite this knowledge, I still struggle to keep the focus that will get me to the place where I live out these promises. I try to help myself. I try to follow the right plan that they have dictated needs to be followed. I try…