How To Tell If You’re Connected To A Power Source
Have you found yourself in a situation where you’ve been short-circuited with no strength for living?
read moreAn Epic Formula For Having A Friend
One Way “The only way to have a friend is to be one.” That's an epic formula for having a friend. In that statement by Ralph Waldo Emerson, was it merely his opinion or can we be confident that the advice will guide us toward having a friend? Is his approach too...
read moreWhere to Find the Ideal Friend
The Multi-Faceted Marvel of An Ideal Friend Connections with other humans and the healthy concept of belonging to another person are part of what we hope for in the multi-faceted marvel that is an ideal friend. From the cradle to the grave, we desire the close...
read moreBetween a Rock and a Hard Place
Courage of Your Convictions Do you have the confidence to act in accordance with your beliefs or ideologies, especially in the face of resistance, criticism, or persecution? That’s courage—the courage of your convictions. It’s the power to choose, and the knowledge to...
read more3 Proven Ways to Light a Fire in Your Soul
Reasons, Visions, and Challenges The Good Kind What reasons can you claim to rekindle enthusiam and ambition that may have dwindled? What would truly set determination in motion for you? As an author, I've learned that I require a burning reason to write. And it needs...
read moreWhat’s Not To Love About Magical Relationships?
Love Is Magical What’s not to love about love, especially the kind that sweeps you off your feet? That kind of love is the magical kind—the remarkable, exceptional, outstanding, incredible, unbelievable, astonishing, astounding, staggering, marvelous, magnificent,...
read moreKeep America Beautiful
Scotland — Right Here In America I doubt if I’ll ever see anything more beautiful than the three-hour drive in springtime, going north from Lexington, Virginia toward Washington, D.C. Highway 81 winds through the Shenandoah Valley, and on a sunny May morning the...
read moreHiding Out And 4 Truths About Security
Be Safe Dogs like safe places! And there are some thoughts about hiding out that are relevant to us as humans. Hiding out in their kennels where they are safe from all alarms, dogs have the perfect place to land after a day of rough play and rowdy interactions....
read moreBecause He Lives—Is It Just “Church Talk?”
Because He Lives The first time I heard the song Because He Lives written and sung by Bill Gaither, something about the melody and the lyrics grabbed my attention—and held it. I was mesmerized by the words. They filled the room with a sense of power and promise. Why?...
read moreIf God Had Been There He Would Have Never Let This Happen
Something Beautiful Springtime is quite simply miraculous! The fact that it’s filled with wonderful surprises gives hope for the future. Springtime shows us new beginnings and new life. There is a song sung by the Gaithers with the lyrics by Bill Gaither. It’s words...
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