A Slippery Slope

The humble brag-the act of stating a truth, but in a way that subtly allows you to brag about yourself in the way you say or bring it up.  I caught myself doing it just the other day.  A friend asked about how my knee was doing. I said something like “very well, thanks. I …

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Just Relax

My eye was twitching, my shoulders were so tight I thought they were attached to my ears and my head was throbbing.  I was stressed, but I just kept plowing through what needed to be done, because it needed to get done.  Sound familiar? Stress is something we all deal with every day.  There’s good …

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A Lasting Legacy

It rips a jagged, raw and throbbing hole.  It hurts to think, function and breathe.  You don’t understand, you don’t know how to move forward and you don’t know what to do next.  But you put one foot in front of the other and move on. If you have ever lost anyone you love deeply, …

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Who we Follow

We all understand peer pressure.  People, especially teens and young adults can get caught up in following the crowd or the wrong people with devastating results.  As parents, we educate and warn our children about it. But it never goes away.  Who we follow matters. On social media we follow people, companies and groups.  We …

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Listen First

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.  James 1:19 I frequently do the opposite of this verse.  I am often quick to speak and slow to listen.  I was reminded this week of one of my inherit flaws to talk first, …

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