No Pain, No Gain

No Pain, No Gain

If you’ve ever been part of anything remotely athletic before, you’ve probably heard the phrase “No Pain, No Gain”. Coaches chant it in the gym, on the field or a track. It naturally flows from their mouths. The athlete gets overextended and the chanting begins. It’s...
Spotless

Spotless

I like for my house to be clean. I don’t exactly enjoy cleaning it, but I like it clean. It feels good to come home from somewhere and everything is in its place, the sheets are fresh and the faucets are shiny. I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels that way. The...
In the Stillness

In the Stillness

For those of you that have children, let me say that hats are off to you. I do not have children of my own but my niece and I are very close. She’s a teenager now and I’ve been fortunate to always be part of every stage of her life. Sometimes her mother would tell her...
Make a Memory

Make a Memory

Some of my fondest times growing up were Friday nights. I knew I didn’t have to get up early for school the next morning. There was this little drive-in restaurant in the small town we lived in. You phoned in your order and they brought it out to your car. We always...
Keep Dreaming

Keep Dreaming

I’m a dreamer. I like to imagine a world void of anything bad. I like to imagine how things could be. God has an eternity that awaits His children where sickness, poverty, abuse and anything else you can think of that’s awful does not exist. I look so forward to that....
Lots Leftover

Lots Leftover

I don’t know where you stand on leftovers. Some people love leftovers. Some hate them. For me, it depends on the particular food. I don’t love foods that get soggy that are supposed to have a crunch. I do, however, love soups and sauces. They tend to marinade the...