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Lose the Shades

Lose the Shades

Have you ever seen those people walking through the mall or sitting in the airport wearing shades? It’s like they have their own personal sun that goes indoors with them and they need to keep their shades on to protect their eyes from the extra level of awesome sun brightness that the rest of us normal mortals are not cool or privileged enough to experience. I...

How to be Restored after being Forgiven

How to be Restored after being Forgiven

You recognized you were wrong. You admitted you were wrong. You apologized for what you did. However, it just seems like the other person is still holding on to it. Why? Didn’t they forgive me? One thing that most people miss in the process of forgiveness is the steps needed to restore what was lost.   Asking for forgiveness is vital, and the first step....

Love Breeds Love

Love Breeds Love

Every relationship in life has a basic essence. The people in every relationship will operate from either a selfish standpoint which is the state of being more concerned about themselves or they will operate from a selfless standpoint which is being more concerned about the other person. For the sake of argument, let’s make selfishness comparable to hate and...

Care on Purpose

Care on Purpose

I was out with a friend at Walmart one day shopping. After paying we were walking out and I saw a elderly woman digging through the trash can looking for food. I watched her closely as we walked into the parking lot. As I thought about her I stopped walking and my friend wondered what was wrong. I then asked her to follow me back inside and I went into the...

iPad Kids

iPad Kids

So I was in line at Best Buy getting my laptop looked at by the geeks squad and a very nice lady walked up to get help in reference to her 2 brand new iPads that she had. Having 2 iPads wasn’t as impressive as having had purchased them months prior and not have opened them yet. One of them was for her husband and the other for her 4 year old daughter. And...

Your Words Matter

Your Words Matter

Not long ago I was on the phone talking to my Mom. During the conversation, she said something that upset me a little but I ignored it and we eventually got off the phone. Now understand…I wholly believe in honor and respect for my parents! Whether or not I agree with what they say or do doesn’t matter, the honor for my parents is not subject to what they do...