A Cup of Water

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 True Faith My natural tendency is to look at the bright side of life. Working hard can result in grand and wonderful things. But throughout my life, I’ve heard messages to the contrary. I’ve heard that I should be more realistic. I’ve heard that there just might be limits to what…

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 Out of the Box Sometimes it’s easier here in this box It’s cozy and comfortable And I can see my boundaries But other times it’s stifling It’s confining and dark And I can hardly breathe There is another choice I can choose; each day, I can choose Life and breath or…

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 I Am Alive I am alive when I’m around you I feel like I have wings to fly I feel like I can reach my dreams If only I would try You’ve set my heart ablaze. And set my eyes ahead So I can see possibilities Of how I can be…

MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2009 Back to School Can you feel it? It’s in the air. Mead notebooks, pens, pencils, crayons, looseleaf paper, backpacks, lunchboxes. It’s all begun again. If kids haven’t started yet, they will soon. I always loved this time of the year. I guess it’s the writer in me that just loves blank…

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2009 Sky Hike   A few weeks ago, I tried a ropes course in Stone Mountain, Georgia. It was a cool experience but I didn’t know what I was getting myself into before I got there. The idea is to challenge yourself by walking across various thin wooden boards and tightropes, some…

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2009 Do It Now Do Not Boast About Tomorrow Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It…

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2009 Purpose of this Blog I’m tired of just going through life as it tosses me along. I want to live my life on purpose, at least as much as it depends on me. I believe that God is sovereignly in control of all things. But I also believe that He won’t…