How Important Are Your Relationships?
As you think about this, you may wonder, “Which relationships are you talking about?” To which I would say, “Any and all,” especially those that are most significant. A friend of mine recently helped his brother move to the middle of nowhere. His brother doesn’t want to engage with people and just wants to be…
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It’s a Wonderful Life??
In the 1946 movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” George Bailey, played by Jimmy Stewart, is admired for all he does for his family and his community. However, he does not find the same value in what he has done and suffers severe depression, even wanting to end his life. Why is it that someone who…
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Are You Your Habits?
We all know what habits are, patterns that we get into as to how we do things. They become routine, second nature, things that we can just “do” without giving them much thought. Some habits are beneficial while others can be annoying, sometimes even destructive. For example, if you are in the habit of leaving…
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Jolee Knows Her Purpose – Do You?
In the book Living on Purpose: Knowing God’s Design For Your Life (2017) I wrote: Jolee and Bailey are my two dogs that I dearly love. They are loving, playful, curious, and full of life. We live on 5 acres and, needless to say, the dogs enjoy running the property. And run they do. They…
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