Find ways to avoid the distractions or to at least get through them to find your better way. It is not always easy to get there – but we all do get there at times. I know there have been moments when I would be caught up in my work – right in the center…
“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…
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…
“I can see clearly now the rain has gone.” The opening line to one of my all-time favorite songs (and the inspiration for my own theme music) talks a little about the importance of clarity. I have been in one of those rains where you literally could not see your hand in front of your…
I started this morning online – which I try not to do because that often leads to more social media than I intend. I needed to check the radar since the wind was picking up and the clouds were dark . . . and social media is RIGHT THERE, so I checked it while I…
Proverbs devotions offer tips and reminders for how you can live your abundant life one little bit at a time. “Prepare your outside work, make it fit for yourself in the field; and afterward build your house.” (NKJV) Proverbs 24:27 I told my son to get his feet off the couch. As the words were…
“Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to words of knowledge.” (NKJV) Proverbs 23:12 “It seems that everywhere I look, I see antique cars. Why is that?” “You and your dad have been looking at them together a lot lately. You will see what you are trying to see.” The focus makes the difference….
I am the only one that makes a difference in my life. Others can encourage me. Others can guide me. Others can teach me. I am the only one that can make the choices required to move in the right direction. I think I have told this to my boys a zillion times. “You have…
“What is your theme for the New Year?” My friend made the post on her Facebook page (and then followed up with a blog post about the theme answers she received). She had the idea of encouraging people to start the New Year off with a bang. I knew it was the purpose for her…
What a month – just when I think all that can happen has happened, something else happens. I guess I should say . . . what a year. April 27th – tornadoes sweep across Alabama April 27th thru October 10th – deal with insurance companies, contractors and way too confined of a space. December 16th…