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January 4, 2021
You know, sometimes I think back on my life and cringe at some of the mistakes I’ve made. Regrets, we all have them. It may be something you wish you hadn’t done, or a missed opportunity where you didn’t take action and wish that you had. It might be something that was done to you; you were the v...
new-yearJanuary 1, 2021
Happy New Year!Well I hope everyone had a great New Years! I’m excited to get back on track for 2021! So, I’ve been trolling through social media and looking at all the New Years resolutions, etc. and it’s pretty funny. Not funny because people are trying to better themselves, lose weight, etc. i...
new-yearDecember 31, 2020
Yeah today is New Years Eve, but in reality its just the day before tomorrow. Don’t get me wrong, I’m ready to see “2020” go just as much as the next guy because I could have done better. I’m not saying I didn’t have many blessings to be thankful for this year, I did. I’m just saying in some area...
social-mediaDecember 30, 2020
I’m sure I’m not the only one who plays on social media in this group. Because I know most of you I can safely make this statement with confidence! Ha! It’s ok, I’m sure we’re not alone either. But there’s a catch; why are we “playing” on social media? Is it to see what our friends and families a...
communicationDecember 29, 2020
So, my readings of late are taking me down the road of conversations we have with others, how not to be in a comparison game with others and generally how to “be Nice” and not be offensive. I’m told at times I can be “to honest” and not sensitive to others although I never intend to offend anyone...
offenseDecember 28, 2020
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Remember that growing up?How awesome would it be if that statement were true? Oftentimes it is far easier to heal a broken bone than it is to heal the wound caused by something someone said that deeply offended us. One of the top...
christmasDecember 24, 2020
It’s Christmas Eve and by now, us guys, we should be getting started on the Christmas Shopping! But seriously, Christmas is a great time for family, giving and sharing the “Christmas Spirit”! But are we stopping to soak in what Christmas is all about? I mean, we all know that it is a celebration...
spiritual-growthDecember 23, 2020
Sometimes I like to look back at what we were talking about and where my mind was on this date a year or even two years ago. Well, this was great and I wanted to share it again...flashback Wednesday? Ha!12/23/19So, as I was washing my race bike on Saturday following a great practice session, for...
integrityDecember 22, 2020
So, not long ago I was writing about integrity and what it means, how we get it, etc...Well, as I’m studying and thinking about the topic of integrity again, my sweet puppy Emma is laying on my leg. She goes everywhere with me and is just so full of love. I would love to love unconditionally like...
wisdomDecember 21, 2020
So I dipped my toe into a debate with someone who without solicitation started attacking me for my opinions and beliefs. I say, “dipped my toe” because right after thinking what I should say in my defense, I thought better of it. No amount of me “being right” was going to change this persons view...
integrityDecember 18, 2020
What is integrity and do you have it? Are you living a life of integrity? I pray I am, and I try. Integrity is hard to define. Most would say it’s doing whats moral and ethically right and having people view us as trustworthy and good. Not all wrong, but I think incomplete. True integrity is simp...
gratitudeDecember 17, 2020
I am so grateful for each of you. I’m feeling it and I want to talk about it. The last couple days I have had the chance to communicate with a few of you and you have filled my heart with happiness because you told me you look forward each morning to our little devotional. This makes me smile and...
wordsDecember 16, 2020
I want to stay on what we say a little longer. To me, there is nothing worse than saying thing you can’t take back. I know we’ve all done it. It’s sickening really. “The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.”Proverbs 15:28 Once we say it,...
timingDecember 15, 2020
Timing is everything man. “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.”Proverbs 25:11 ESVLook, a lot of times it not WHAT we say but WHEN we say it. There’s a whole lot of good that comes out of learning and making a conscious effort to speak the right words at the right ti...
courageDecember 14, 2020
“Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you."”Deuteronomy 31:6 You know, it’s been a heck of a year and I was thinking about what I fear and one of the fears was loneliness...especially this tim...
wordsDecember 11, 2020
What we say and the words we use matter. This is a big one for me as most people who know me know I always say exactly what I’m thinking. I definitely don’t “sugar coat” anything. But be that as it may, some appreciate my way as they know exactly what I’m thinking and what I’m about. It can be bo...
identityDecember 10, 2020
12/9 & 12/10(Had a senior moment yesterday...worked on the devotional and forgot to send...sorry)You ever wonder if you’re being who God wants you to be or who others think you should be?“For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to...
eternal-lifeDecember 8, 2020
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”John 14:6 I found out yesterday one of my good friends lost his father over the weekend. While he had been fighting the good fight for a couple of years now, it’s never easy to let someon...
fearDecember 7, 2020
We all have fears, fears of failure, injury, death, etc. But is it really healthy? What purpose does it serve, really...Fear serves one—and only one—purpose: to keep you alive. It’s nothing more than a survival response.Here’s what that means. If you’re in the woods and you run across a massive b...
salvationDecember 4, 2020
Take this into the weekend with you. Wow, just let this sink in this morning...“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that i...
happinessDecember 2, 2020
So I have decided recently to get back to being intentional in my pursuit of happiness. One of the ways in which I am doing so is to reduce the parasitic drag in my life. In aviation, parasitic drag is drag not formed from lift. Lift is what gives you the ability to fly. So parasitic drag are for...
kindnessDecember 1, 2020
“"He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.”Job 6:14 In the Bible we are told that during Job’s time of grieving, his three friends came to mourn with him and to comfort him. For the first 7 days they sat and wept with him because he was in deep sorrow. “No one sp...
faithNovember 30, 2020
I want to talk about what it means to have faith. When I think of faith, I think of many times in my life where I have struggled and wanted to quit or give up. But I didn’t. I kept moving forward. But the most recent, has been this year learning to fly. You see, when I first decided to take it on...
thanksgivingNovember 25, 2020
Because of travel and family time, today will be the last devotional for the week. We will start back again on Monday. But I want to just say that I am most thankful this season for God’s perfect timing. You know, we sometimes carry burdens we were not created to carry and we were not created to...