Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved. ~ Helen Keller
A Cup of Water
Dream A Little
I don’t always know the answers. I don’t always know what to do. But I know that God has given me the strength to carry on and continue. He always wants me to stretch myself. He always wants me to grow. I feel God’s love and His grace. And they propel me onward. I go forward and continue to…
Paying Attention to Your Life
I walk into the grand rotunda, immediately assaulted with a life-size elephant statue that makes me feel like I am on safari in Africa. However, I’m not in Africa. I’m in the Smithsonian Natural Museum of Natural History. I walk around to the other side of the massive beast and take in the details: the…
Jars of Clay
Count Your Blessings
It’s a good thing to wake up each morning and think about what’s good in your life. All too often, I get caught up in the day to day tasks and duties and sometimes forget to be thankful. Start with the basics: Shelter, Clothes, Food. Add in people: Family, Friends, Neighbors. Then think about trials…
Doing the Work
But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. ~ James 1:22 How do I make the most of my belief in God? Do I do it by reading my bible and attending church? No. Although, I do read my bible and I do…
National Upsy Daisy Day
Today is National Upsy Daisy Day. I actually had never heard of it until I just read about it on http://nationaldaycalendar.com/. But I think I like the gist of it. The day was set up to encourage you to face the day positively and to get up gloriously, gratefully, and gleefully each morning. I can’t think…
New Every Morning
Monday mornings are a good time for something new–a fresh start. Mercies are new every morning.
Take Action to Succeed
Learning as you Help Others
One day, a neighbor greeted Jean in her local grocery store and asked her, “When are you due?” Jean wasn’t due. She wasn’t even pregnant. She was simply a 214-pound homemaker who tended to eat too many cookies. But that moment was a turning point. Jean Nidetch made the decision to lose weight and, in…