Encouragement

  • Life Is the In-Between

    Life Is the In-Between

    A few days ago, I was talking to a friend of mine who was talking about what they had scheduled for that day. It was one of those covnersations we often have where we each talk about how busy we are and how much we have going on (I think it’s often a prideful…

  • How to Ensure That You’re Never Stretched or Challenged

    Want to live an easy life that involves sitting behind a desk or at home and doing absolutely nothing that makes any kind of real difference in the grand scheme of life or eternity? Here’s the secret… Do nothing and be around people that do nothing. It’s really that easy. If you don’t want…

  • I Have the Best Problems

    It had been a tough day for me. Several of the things that I had worked on that day didn’t get finished like I’d hoped they would. I got a pretty nasty email about something that I had written on a blog post a few days before. I was tired, hungry, and just wanted…

  • Paint Your Canvas

    When an artist stands in front of a blank canvas for the first time, the possibilities are endless. The artist can paint absolutely anything they want inside the parameters of the canvas and the paint that sits in front of them. They determine what goes on to the canvas, the mood of the painting,…

  • Chores Are Opportunities

    I don’t know about you, but there are some things that I have to do on occasion that I just don’t wanna do. Sometimes it’s something that I agreed to do beforehand and sometimes it’s just something that I notice needs to be done and am convicted to do. It’s not that I want…

  • #Eli the Underdog & The Giants #SuperBowl Champs

    While many of us were busy eating chips and salsa and buffalo wings while watching the Super Bowl and the Super Bowl commercials, Eli Manning and the New York Giants were busy doing what they’ve become so good at… Winning against the odds. When asked at the beginning of the season if he was…