Faith Blog

Life gets so chaotic sometimes. There’s so much going on around us. It seems like our brains are bombarded with stimulation coming at us from every angle. It’s happening all the time! Get the lists made. Go to the bank. Go to the grocery store. Pick the kids up. Fold...

When I was a child, my mother loved to rearrange the furniture in our house. She’d see something in a magazine and decide we needed a fresh look. We actually went through several “living room sets” in my twenty year stint at home. Even if she wasn’t buying new stuff,...

Talk about tradition! Turkey is always on the menu for Thanksgiving. We would never think of making tacos. Turkey is a tradition and whether you even like it, it will be at the center of a Thanksgiving meal. There’s always fireworks on July 4th. We, as Americans, just...

When you think of something fading, it typically implies something growing old or wearing out. For instance, my hair color is fading. I need to get it touched up. The new car smell is fading in my SUV. It’s getting some miles on it. The paint is fading on the house....

It never fails. When you see someone with a crazy scar on their body, the first thing you ask is “What happened there?” It just gets your curiosity up. You know there’s a story to be told. Sometimes it was a bad cut from a kitchen accident. Sometimes a car accident,...

Have you ever been at home watching tv and the power goes out? Especially if it's dark outside, you hear everyone in the house groan. No matter what room they’re in, unless they’re asleep, disgust fills the air in the form of complaints. It just messes up everything!...

When you go out of town, where you plan to stay is important. Even though you’re not home, you’re looking for a place that has the comforts of home so you’ll feel most relaxed. If you’re flying and don’t have a car, you probably want to be within walking distance to...

“How are you?” “I’m great! How is your family?” “Never better!” Ok. Really? Both of these people have absolutely nothing wrong in life? Maybe it’s just me, but I find that completely hard to believe. These conversations happen every day in every place you can imagine....

Growing up in the south with all the woods had its challenges. We lived on acres of land. There was always a four-wheeler to ride, a tree to climb or a fort to build. Needless to say, safety was always an issue. Kids don’t always care about safety. My mom would make...

I’m not a complainer. I try to be pretty optimistic most of the time. Having said that, every once in a while, I will throw myself a good old-fashioned pity party. I’m pulling into the gas station, and every pump is full. I have my eye on a parking spot, and someone...