Motivational Blogs

Life here on earth, no matter the number of years, passes away. Inevitably our flesh returns to the dust from whence we came. When we look at the big picture, eternity, the span of our lives is but for a moment. We are reminded of this in Psalm 90:9. “For all our days are passed […]

Have you ever heard the expression, “You are like a bull in a china closet?” I remember hearing that often as a child; my mom would say it to me as I rammed through the house, or if I knocked something over. Learning to slow down and grow in grace has been a long time […]

As a young lady entered my print shop, she took in a deep breath and declared, “I love the smell of fresh ink.” Striking up a conversation while we waited for her job to finish, I told her, “I must be used to the smell because I didn’t notice it, but I do enjoy the […]

The enemy of our soul is very sly. Tripping us up by our own belief systems. First, many Christians have been drawn into a Faith where God’s only purpose for salvation is to “bless us” and if we’re not blessed, we think God hates us. Of course we want to be blessed, but at what […]

I have a printer in my office that randomly sounds like it’s running. Familiar with this sound, it usually gets my attention, especially if I haven’t sent a job to the printer. Because the machine is fairly new, I’ll look to see what’s happening. The screen will read this message: “Time to perform a self […]

A year has passed since I had a conversation with a colleague about people being let go at work because of the economy.  The subject came up because I heard a rumor that she was on the list.  I boldly proclaimed, “That’s impossible, you are too valuable.”  Her reply surprised me as she said, “Everyone […]