Welcome to Faith Connections Friday! Okay, you have set goals for the year, and you are ready to start! You enthusiastically begin the process. After one week, something happens. Setting and starting goals can seem overwhelming. Sometimes we may become discouraged or frustrated if we do not see results quickly. Or, maybe life just happens.… Continue reading A New Thing
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Realistic New Year Goals
The new year presents opportunities to set goals that challenge us. We may choose to take steps toward achieving a dream or improving our health. We may choose to take on the challenge of writing a book, taking an arts or culinary class, or trying a new fitness program. When you have an idea or… Continue reading Realistic New Year Goals
Fresh Beginnings
Welcome to Faith Connections Friday! Welcome to the new year! It’s a time for new beginnings. We will have new experiences and opportunities. Some will be full of delight, and some will be times of testing. How would you like to approach these experiences? We may look forward to a marriage or the birth of… Continue reading Fresh Beginnings
Reflect, Celebrate, Go!
This week we start a new year. We reflect, celebrate, and press forward. Do you have any new goals for the new year? In reflecting on 2025, what lessons did you learn? What are your accomplishments and celebrations? This year, I learned to appreciate opportunities of continuous learning. There is such great satisfaction in learning… Continue reading Reflect, Celebrate, Go!
Lessons from Rudolph
One of the enjoyable highlights of the Christmas season is watching the Christmas classics and listening to their beloved songs. Let’s take a brief look at some notable Christmas characters and see what we can learn from them. The story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Marks, 1949; Muller, 1964) explains that this special reindeer had… Continue reading Lessons from Rudolph
We thank God
Welcome to Faith Connections Friday! Happy Thanksgiving week! We have so many reasons to be thankful! We thank God for family, friends, and foes. We thank God for the good and bad. We thank God for joys and sorrows. We thank God for health and illness. We thank God for abundance and hardships. We thank… Continue reading We thank God
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
Yes, the holidays are quickly approaching. Are you delighted, or are you irritated that you have one more reminder? Admittedly, I am a grinch when it comes to the holidays. The busyness. The expectations. Plus, I am definitely not a good shopper nor do I like to shop unless I have a good reason. Thankfully,… Continue reading It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
What is your passion?
A trendy term today in business surrounds passion. What is your passion? What is it that drives you to succeed? What keeps you motivated? There are numerous books, podcasts, and courses on how to identity your passion and the steps to get to the achieved goal. Once you identify your passion(s), how do you keep… Continue reading What is your passion?
May I have your attention please?
Welcome to Faith Connections Friday! What does it take to get your attention? Obviously, we regularly encounter warning announcements, red lights, sirens, health issues, or poor grades that get our attention. There are also obvious examples from the Bible that get attention. Angels visit the shepherds announcing the birth of Jesus, the Savior of the… Continue reading May I have your attention please?
“No, mama, Look at me. It’s horses.”
Picture this. A mama and her two-year old playfully interacting about the pronunciation of “horses.” Is it “horses” or “horseys”? Mama says “horseys,” and little one lovingly corrects her with “horses.” At one point, he takes her face in his little hands and says, “No, mama, look at me. It’s horses.” Can you visualize the… Continue reading “No, mama, Look at me. It’s horses.”
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