August 2010
9 posts
Sisters
A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day, drinking iced tea and visiting with her Mother. As they talked about life, about marriage, about the responsibilities of life and the obligations of adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober glance upon her daughter. “Don’t forget your Sisters,” she advised, swirling the tealeaves...
The Story Begins...
It is here where she must begin to tell her story…. I am going to live in the possibility of now and tomorrow..
The Right Man– A Woman’s Code of Ethics for the...
First, we must allow our Heavenly Father to do the picking. And second, the decision for a mate must be made on a spiritual and intellectual basis before it’s made on an emotional one. “What about love? Shouldn’t that be the third?” you ask. No, and I’ll tell you why. “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? (Jer. 17:9) The heart is willful and is driven by...
Calmy Determined
You can be determined without being frantic. You can be powerfully purposeful without thrashing around and bouncing off the walls. Let your sense of determination come not from fear, but from love. Focus your energy not on what you wish to avoid, but on what you intend to create. In a calm and peaceful spirit there is great power. When driven by a positive purpose, you’ll always have...
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
– Sir Winston Churchill
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you...
– Mark Twain