Posts under ‘Grace’

We all want it.  We all need it.  We all crave to have it perfect in our lives.  What am I talking about — LOVE!  But it seems that the more we crave to see love in our lives the more it seems to elude us.  I believe that the real reflection of how much [...]

On October 30, 2012 the local news reported on a young man who had gone out to celebrate a winning victory for his University’s team and in the course of the evening was assaulted in an altercation.  Fight between overly zealous college students is not normally unusual.  However, in this particular incident the young man, Tyler, [...]

It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late…; for so He gives His beloved sleep. Psalm 127:2 “Sleep is essential for good health.  Scientists don’t know exactly why we need it but they know what happens when we don’t get enough.  We put ourselves at risk of premature aging, weight [...]

With the start of a new year we all look forward with optimism in our hearts that the new year will be the best one yet.  The possibility of greater advances in your life are definitely possible.  But those changes need to be met with an open heart for good expectations.  I just read a [...]

“Encouraging the Young should never become old”.  This statement was taken from Our Daily Bread, December 7th daily devotional.  The thought was focused on how many times youth is minimized as not having as much value to those of an older age.  Most of the heroes we see in our history were men and women of [...]

           Shout for joy to the Lord, all the Earth.  Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.          Know that the Lord is God.  It is he who made us, and we are His.  We are his people, the sheep of His pasture.          Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; [...]

Today is October 31, 2012 and we are reeling from the aftermath that is only now being uncovered from The Storm of the Century, Sandy.  As we on the West Coast observe from media the devastation inflicted on the Eastern shoreline and all the entire East Coast, our hearts go out to our fellow men and [...]

“Mark Wilkinson purchased a 16-foot boat for fishing and recreation.  Apparently he was not superstitious, because he christened his boat Titanic II after the ill-fated luxury ship that hit an iceberg and sank in 1912.  Titanic II’s maiden voyage out of a harbor in Dorset, England, went well.  But when Wilkinson headed back, the boat [...]

The following is an excerpt from OUR DAILY BREAD, a daily devotional that available free to anyone who would like to have one. “The story is told of two shopkeepers who were bitter rivals.  They spent each day keeping track of each other’s business.  If one got a customer, he would smile triumphantly at his [...]

Fall happens to be my most favorite time of year.  I love the change of seasons and seeing the vibrant colors of Fall.  As I look back at my life I see that most of the significant changes in my life always seemed to happen in the Fall.  Some of those changes were filled with incredible [...]