Look to God and Live… Joyfully!

I am a planner. Like, I seriously plan things down to the last detail. I’m the person who likes to have the big family master calendar with birthday celebrations, holiday get-togethers, vacations, and other events all put together on January 1st. Mind you, I’m usually fine if things switch around, but having a roadmap for…

Today I had an interesting juxtaposition of experiences. I stood amidst buildings of ancient history where men found obtaining and maintaining power at all costs to be a paramount interest and then I stood at the gravesite where so many of my countrymen of recent history are buried after paying the ultimate price to free…

Sometimes what you want isn’t the best thing. I know, what a revelation, right? I bet you never heard that cliché before, hahaha! I’ve heard it and even espoused it, but don’t always agree. This time, however, I can honestly say that while I really wanted one thing, the Lord had a better plan in mind. Let…

Today Elizabeth sang in two different church meetings. She sounded great at both, but that’s not my point. When choosing a song to perform, Elizabeth chose a song I wrote years ago based off of William Blakes poem, The Lamb. I wrote it as a lullaby back when we were super poor and I needed…

Photo 199715078 / High Hopes © Solarseven | Dreamstime.com Perhaps one of the most timeless and universal activities that people indulge in is that of complaining about the younger generation. Back in the day, like in the 4th Century B.C., Aristotle complained, “[Young people] are high-minded because they have not yet been humbled by life, nor have they experienced the force of…