The power of presence
My son is a big fan of Strange Planet cartoons. And in turn, I too am a big fan of Strange Planet cartoons. What we both love so much about them is the witty clever play on words.…
God comforts us … to make us comforters.
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble…
Sometimes the empty parts of life can still be beautiful.
Today’s blog post is from my son. Yesterday morning he sent me this photo, along with his insightful words of wisdom: “Sometimes the empty parts of life can still be beautiful.” Well said! As an aside: This morning…
Contentment = Confidence
"Contentment goes hand-in-hand with confidence. A by-product of contentment is confidence." - Pastor Steven
The comfort of feeling safe
"Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out just as they are, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful…
Endurance will develop character in you.
"Endurance will develop character and strength in you that “fun” is not designed to accomplish." - TD Jakes
Endurance is not about being happy
"Endurance is not about being happy … it is about being faithful and it is about sacrifice. Day-after-day faithfulness to sacrifice." - TD Jakes
Endurance …
"Endurance is the foundation of success.If we do not endure, we do not succeed."- TD Jakes
Character …
"Character is the ability to follow through on a decision long after the emotion of making that decision is gone." - author unknown
Creativity …
"When you engage your creativity, you become too busy making your life beautiful to worry about what lies behind you." - author unknown