Posts tagged “Contentment”
Being content
Our oldest son reached a milestone in his third-grade advanced reading course. As a reward, he asked for the entire set of Diary of…
Competition or cooperation
The following two statements are true: Possessions are a blessing from God. Possessions are a burden to manage. Abraham and his nephew Lot had…
Miserable wrestling match
I was on the wrestling team in high school. I had great coaches who cared for me and amazing teammates who felt like family….
Your worth is found in Jesus
In 2023 the cost for a 30-second Super Bowl commercial was between 6 and 7 million dollars. Yikes! That’s a lot of Cool Ranch…
Bloom in God’s time
One of my favorite flowers are the big, fluffy peonies that bloom in Michigan in May. They always look like puffy snowballs to me—so…
Bucket list
The other day I stumbled across a 2008 version of my bucket list, a document of 71 things I wanted to accomplish before I…
Blessing our socks off
We have a big dog who is about seven years old and loves nothing better than to beg for scraps of food at our…
Surgery-free transformation
An affluent city near us is known for its plastic surgery. It’s such a blessing for cancer patients, burn victims, or people who have…
Navigating the gray areas of life
I love being told what to do. Life would be so much easier if someone would tell me who I could hang out with,…
Be you!* (Part 3)
Do you know what David from the Bible did just before he ran off to fight Goliath? He decided to be himself. When King…
Question your “need tos”
If you’ve ever seen my Instagram page, you may be aware that I am a box-checking addict. Every year, I craft an aggressive list…
The golden calf called “have to”
As a goal-setting, calendar-keeping, box-checking man who married a goal-setting, calendar-keeping, box-checking woman, the story of Mary and Martha gets my full attention. In…