Can you get out of the rut?

Earlier this year we had a decent amount of snow for our small part of North Carolina. Whereas snow like that in other parts of the world would not impact anything, for us in the Iredell County region, it pretty much shut everything down for a few days. We aren’t...

How do you see what you see?

How do you see the world? Do you take in the sights? The sounds? Are you experiencing the world as it is? While we may think we are truly seeing things as they are, the truth is we only see things the way our minds/brains want us to. We see things from a “view.” For...

Catch Yourself!

It most likely isn’t exactly the norm for us to “think” about “thinking.” Thinking just happens . . . scientists say that on average, we have between 50,000 and 70,000 thoughts per day. Of those thoughts, approximately 80% are negative. You may think, “No! I’m not...

What will be the most expensive 5k ever?

It will undoubtedly be the most expensive 5k ever. Last year when Tom was training for his triathlon, he found it necessary to compel/guilt me into doing a 5k because I was quick to suggest training mandates, but certainly not quick to get out and run, bike, or swim....

Do you hold on to your baggage?

What do batteries, electric lights, electric power, phonographs and sound recording, cement, motion pictures, and the pneumatic stencil pen (an ancestor to the modern tattoo gun) all have in common? They were invented by Thomas Edison. To say he was a true genius is...

There is good news, bad news, and frankly, I made a mistake.

The good news is, hey! You actually read what I write! I wish I could say that I whip out the devotions in 5 – 10 minutes. Sometimes they flow easily, other times it takes a long time for the words to come to life on a screen. Thus, there are times I wonder if it...