http://www.ziglar.com/newsletter/?p=578As I read this I was struck by the line, "She understood instinctively that people - especially our children - might not believe everything we say, but they will believe everything we do."  Last night we started a new chapter in our youth group a... [More]

Lately I have taken up the habit of walking a couple times a day while at work.  They have a walking path around a couple of small ponds at the building.  It is a great way to revitalize myself, get the blood moving again, and improve even my outlook when it is not quite as it should be. &... [More]

I have been meaning to do this for a while, and decided that today was the day to do it.  Things lately in my life have been in an uproar.  I have been running around with so much to do and so many things I want to do that there is no way I can begin to even talk about it.  There are ... [More]

I had one of my killer migraines yesterday.  It was so bad I couldn't even sleep.  The worst of it was I did not read my Bible or excercise yesterday either!  Argh, why is it so hard to make good habits.  Bad habits seem to be made easily and and really hard to break, but goo... [More]

Ok, I just got back from the Dr. and got the results of my stress test (and other tests).  The stress test did not show any issue with my heart, nor did the x-ray.  So for now, the heart looks good (though I did learn how out of shape I am while doing the test).  The Dr. also ran the ... [More]

A couple of weeks ago I posted about trying to start to rebuild the foundations of my life that seem to have crumbled recently.  Well, I have not done well.  I could blame it on being sick for a week, or I could blame it on having my daughter with me, or any number of other things, but if ... [More]

Well, here it is, almost 2 am in the morning and I can't sleep. It'snot like I am not tired, I am, but I just can't seem to fall asleep. Ihad a really bad headache today (could never get rid og it no matterwhat I did) and stayed home from work today. Honestly I have had thisheadache sinc... [More]

There are times in life that the calm waters of life are churned up bythings outside the waters. Rain falls and ripples the surface, stonesare thrown in and cause waves, and at time it seems the very earthbeneath the water is up-heaved causing the very landscape of the waterto change.Each disturbanc... [More]

For the most part, I try to keep my family and my children off my blog.Given the difficulties that come from having gone through a divorce itis just something I don't normally share, but this is an exception.This is addressed to my daughter, Amber (who is really mystep-daughter, but to me I love... [More]

I sang a song in college while getting my voice degree based on thispoem. It was one of the first I did. People afterwards said I looked sosad while singing it, too which I said, "Well, did you listen to thewords?"Thoreau's melancholy poem may seem whimsical to many,but I looked so sad... [More]