If You Want to Walk on Water,You Have to Take It One Step at a Time “I can’t do this. I’m scared.” My daughter stared down the long corridor of the high school with mixed emotion. Part of her eyed it with apprehension, unsure of her wobbly gait because of her newly fractured ankle. Part […]
A Living Hope By Shannon Kay McCoy First thing in the morning, most people turn on their TV’s and/or their computers to catch the latest news. Headlines featuring civil disobedience, broken families, economic hardship, wars and rumors of wars are just a few of the problems that plague this world. Even the youth, who in […]
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, right? But are you required to listen to their opinion? To be honest, most of us only want to hear how right we are not what we are doing wrong. Give me a thumbs up and I will sit and chat for a while. Give me a list of […]
Unfortunately, thousands of people around the world are trying to save their marriages, but their spouses are unwilling and have thrown in the towel. In addition to leading someone into a horrible tailspin of depression and hopelessness, a slew of health problems can ensue because of the mental and emotional stress caused by the divorce […]
There are countless books and articles that espouse networking as a means to a career end. How to’s of corporate climbing. Six steps to meeting the most influential people. This is not one of those. Instead, I want to talk about friendships. Friendships are something we develop over time. Our friends walk through life with […]
It was one of those days. I entered my daughter’s room to open her window and slipped on a book on the floor, causing me to bruise not only my bottom, but also my pride. After reminding my daughter several times about cleaning her room and taking care of her things, I had had enough. […]
“Heavenly Father, I want to be who you have called me to be. Show me a glimpse of your path for my life, Then guide me with your hand toward your will. Give me the strength to stand even when I feel weak. Give me the courage to reach for your highest goal for me. […]
If you knew that you could spend just 15 minutes a day—and it would change your life in incredible ways—would you do it every day? I discovered almost 30 years ago how to start my day in a brand new way, and I have been amazed at the results: I have been able to do […]
Sometimes life make me feel like I am being pulled in every direction at once. Sometimes its work doing the pulling and at other times it’s family responsibilities. This week it was my kids. If one child needed my attention, it would occur at the same time the other one needed me. If one child […]
How many New Year resolutions have you made this year? How many changes have you already put in place? Here’s a simple question. What is going to make this year different from the last one? Answer…you’re going to do things differently. While others are working on the external, you’re going to work on changing from the […]