Tag: blessings

You are chosen, Part IV

October 21, 2010 | 5 comments

Continuing our discussion on being chosen… When you see yourself as chosen, and that God has made the choice for you, the outcome is phenomenally good. Note Jesus’ promise… “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and

Finding employment for our teen

September 17, 2010 | 5 comments

Last winter, my wife and I told our son Tyler that he needed to find a job for the summer. He’s 16 now, going on 17, and it seemed best that he develop a work ethic, demonstrate responsibility and earn money

Are you looking for the blessing

July 30, 2010 | 4 comments

While attending the Humor Conference at Silver Bay last June, I watched one of the speakers put his audience through an interesting exercise to prove there is a lot more good going on around us than we realize. But we

A blessed life

July 23, 2010 | 2 comments

Last weekend, my wife and I took our teenagers on a jetboat ride down and up the Snake River in Hell’s Canyon on the Idaho and Oregon State borders. It was a grand time and we saw many beautiful works

How do you spend your days

July 20, 2010 | 2 comments

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.     ~ Annie Dillard This is both a sobering and an exhilirating quote to ponder. For those who complain about lack of opportunity tomorrow, are they