Every mom has said, “If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything.” Now more than ever, we need to heed that advice. We live in a day and age where friends “Unfriend” friends on social media, family members turn on one another, and it is sport to name call. God said itContinue reading “Children Are Parrots”
Category Archives: faith
Fight Or Flight
Nothing kicks in your fight or flight mode faster than a call from your crying young adult daughter telling you that someone is trying to get $5000 out of her and threatening her with arrest. It was a scam, of course. But they plied her with so much information, instructions, and threats that her headContinue reading “Fight Or Flight”
Three’s A Crowd??
Ever notice what a bad rap the number three gets? Three strikes and you are out; A three-ring circus; Three sheets to the wind; Three alarm fire, 3rd Wheel. Sadly, deaths seem to come in threes; one famous person dies, followed quickly by two others. Then there is our title, “Three’s A Crowd” Or is it? Find out the power in 3 in this week’s It’s a Hard life.
Wrestling Life
The other day, one of my favorite pastors preached on wrestling. Yes, wrestling. Now, this is near and dear to my heart because I went to a private high school where wrestling was king. All the big guys went to public school to play football and get a chance at a college scholarship, and that left us with a team as small as our marching band. Our wrestling team took States back-to-back for decades. If you know the sport, you have to be the exact weight of that class. If you are wrestling 120, you have to weigh precisely 120. Except for the heavyweight division, you can tip the scales from 183-285. This brings me to the sermon…
Join The”Febra-lution”
I have coined a new phrase and tradition for all of us procrastinators: Febra-Lution. We all make New Year’s Resolutions. Mine was to step up my prayer life, start writing my blog once a week, AGAIN, and get to the gym several times a week, AGAIN. Well, here it is, a month and a halfContinue reading “Join The”Febra-lution””
Always Believe
As my son graduates college today, we take a look back at the sometimes rocky roa of heartbreal that we over came to get here.
AND THIS IS MY BABY…
As my daughter turns 21 today, It’s A Hard Life celebrates her and the unbreakable bond between mothersand their “Babies”.
Lessons From My Father(s)
My daddy always told us, “No one ever said life was fair.” A near deadly stroke changed his thinking and saved his life. It can save you too.. Read more in It”s A Hard Life.
Everyone’s a Critic
In the arena of life there are more critics than cheerleaders. This week’s It’s A Hard Life celebrates the gladiator, not the finger pointer. Victory or Defeat, its the one who stays in the fight who never loses the battle.
Beauty From Brokenness
The Japanese have a beautiful art form of repairing broken bowls called kintsugi (golden repair). The more than 4 centuries old method honors the broken item’s rich history by emphasizing, not hiding, the break. Local craftsman stumbled upon the method after the 15th Century Shogun broke his favorite tea bowl and some poor methods wereContinue reading “Beauty From Brokenness”
IT'S A HARnDen LIFE... 