Caterpillars are sometimes colorful, but for the most part they are kinda fuzzy, icky, and somewhat ugly. We don’t typically “ooh” and “ahh” over them. Generally, we tend to imagine what they will become. We realize they are in a slow growing and morphing process (but not really because it’s only 2 to 5 weeks and then they are in the chrysalis for 8-12 days). By the time they become a beautiful butterfly, we have totally forgotten what they used to look like and how long it took them to get where they are! Now, for a moment, compare your life to that of a butterfly. When you look back…
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New Year – Old Ways?
Over the Christmas Holiday, I was “in Heaven” as our family all gathered at my house to celebrate. The grandchildren were, of course, the life of the party. After all of the gifts were opened, the festivities moved outside. My two older sons took pride in taking their four-year-old nephew, Jonah’s prized remote controlled Monster Truck and running around the house with it. A chase most certainly commenced and Jonah’s wails of bewilderment followed. Gigi, no doubt, came to the rescue! “You boys leave that baby alone! Give his truck back right now!” Meanwhile, my one-year-old grandson, Carson, had just plotted an ascent up his own personal Mt. Everest. (It…
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Clean Ourselves Up and Out! Part 2
The Mind “You can’t stop a bird from flying overhead, but you can prevent it from building a nest in your hair.” You can tell from my author photo, that I’m no longer near the teenage years. However, this is a statement that I recall my Sunday School Teacher saying when I was a teenager. I’ve thought about it many times throughout my life. Our days, unlike my teenage years, are packed with news from unlimited technology sites. I probably don’t have to tell you that much of the information shared on these sites is completely false. One quote I end up having to tell students every year is, “Don’t…
