Daily Proverb: If you shout a pleasant greeting to your neighbor too early in the morning, it will be counted a curse! Today’s proverb comes fully loaded with an exclamation mark at the end! And it should. Have you ever had to deal with an annoying neighbor? Picture it…Sicily 1954… (just kidding) It’s early,…
Month: June 2018
Gasp! Jesus Agrees with Buddha…?
Daily Proverb: “If you roll a boulder down on others, it will roll back and crush you.” Y’all, this sounds like God’s way of saying, “Karma’s a bitch!” Could it be that Buddha and Jesus agree? Gasp! Damn straight! Why should this simple thought bother us? I’m convinced that most of the world’s religions are…
How About Those Bulbs!
Daily Proverb: If you are too lazy to plow in the right season, you will have no food at the harvest. Today’s proverb reminds me of my bulb story. (true story) I had high hopes for the bulbs I held in my hands. As I went to the register to pay for my treasures I…
Nuggets of Wisdom
I thought it would be interesting to start a series from Solomon’s book of Proverbs. What is a proverb? Well according to the NLT Bible, “A proverb is a short, concise sentence that conveys moral truth.” To paraphrase, a proverb is a nugget of wisdom, and when used makes our life better. Knowledge is good,…
But…I Really Want to Eat It
This morning I got up, stepped on the scale and said, “Why is this happening to me!” I have been very diligent in exercising. Most days I run/walk 5 miles a day. My weekly goal is to do at least 25 miles per week. Since I’ve been on this regime I’ve lost a tad over…
True Love
It’s not what you say. It’s not how you say it. True love is what you do. Doing…the truest of love…expressed. *** “If we love each other, God lives in us, and his love has been brought to full expression through us. (I John 4:11)
Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: “Shadows In The Sand”
Topic: Ground…Sand…Dirt…Grass…Paths It’s not every day you come across a Scotsman playing the bagpipes on one of America’s southern beaches. I feel very fortunate to have captured this while on vacation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. I call it: Shadows in the Sand *** Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge
Leaving Our Comfort Zones
Mountains of faith rise from the valleys of failure. –Mart Dehann Don’t hate your failures, learn from them. This looks good on paper, but let’s face it, most of us hate failure. I know I do. I’m pretty tolerant of other people’s failure…it’s mine that I despise. Failure is embarrassing, and what if people laugh…
Remember What I Have Told You
Sometimes it’s just too easy to forget, and the older I get the more this becomes my super-power. I feel confident my friends over fifty can relate…hmmm…unless, of course, they have forgotten how often they forget. It’s true, I walk into a room and forget my reason for being there. I stand blank-eyed, trying to…
Redhead Reflections 