One fall day a few months ago, while sitting outside, I felt a cool faint breeze brush across my face. It was portending the winter to come. It was gentle and comforting. In that brief moment, I felt something else. I suspect it was God’s presence. I was stunned into stillness to ponder my rest in Him….to slow down my hurried life and just be with Him. I pray you and I both have more and more of those moments. …
Category: Hurry
I recently went to a silent retreat for a weekend. Once there, I noticed it was taking quite some time for my body and soul to unwind and slow down. …
“Because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, [Jesus] said to [his disciples], ‘Come with me by yourselves to a …
Note: This blog was written nearly 10 years ago towards the end of 2009. I was thinking of writing about the need to slow down and found this old …
In my last blog, I suggested that to let go and let God did not mean we were to just stop doing any activity and wait for some mysterious force to …
I have a confession to make. I’ve always been the kind of person that acts first and reads directions later. I like to think I’m doing better in this area …
It’s refreshing to live in a neighborhood with small children. Invariably, sometime around June lemonade stands emerge to serve thirsty adults and children on hot days. If you’re like me …
As “responsible” leaders and managers, we often place an excessive burden on ourselves to achieve and show a return on investment to those we serve. For nearly all of us, there …
As humans we tend to spend a lot of time living in the past or future….it seems there is no time for living in the now. We want to argue over …
You probably don’t think much about gravity, but it’s around us all day long. Drop your laptop on your foot and you’ll quickly experience the reality of its unseen power. There’s …
While on vacation recently, I decided to go to the pool behind the cluster of villas where we were staying. The tranquil pool was surrounded by beautiful trees draped with spanish moss. The path …