Life is Life! You have heard the cliche, “that’s life”. I say life is life. You have to take the good times along with the bad times. The laid back days along with the dam breaking moments. Can you picture a dam about to break and the little boy sticking his finger in the leaks to prevent a disaster? I am sure you can relate
to those days when it seems all and everything is working to stress you out. But stop, take a breath and remember the good days and say “this too will pass”. Just last week, I am saying to myself. All is well. My tax prep is underway, all my audits are completed, our health is well, business side is going well and suddenly all hell breaks loose. Problems with sewage (crappy situation lol), transmission goes
out in my daughter’s 10 year old car. They just don’t make cars like the old days. Yea right! Our dear friend is now under hospice care. Last straw was my father in law passes on to Glory. He was just under 96 years old and I have to say this without any prompting from my wife that he was the best communicator I have ever met. He knew when to speak and more importantly when to listen. I personally will miss him dearly. Life is life. The sewage will be fixed. The car will be replaced. My father in law is in a better place where he can look over us all, continue to cheer our accomplishments and help strengthen us when we are loaded down with the burdens of life. He is our newest Saint in God’s Holy army. May he rest in peace and may his wife of over 70 years find inspiration in his memory.
Month: January 2016
Wisdom
Wisdom comes with maturity! My father seemed so dumb when I was young then as I grew older he seemed so much wiser. Why is that? Perhaps it was I! You think! I love it when I come across a young person that thinks he or she know
everything. One thing is for sure, it seems the older I get the wiser I become. I do not and cannot solve all of my problems by myself and as far as that goes know one can. But I do know that we all have a source of tremendous wisdom that helps us choose the right course or should I say the right force. Star
Wars is back and I see it as a classic good versus evil theme. As we dive into a new year. May the light force be with you all. If you dare to go into more details, read Colossians 3:12-17 and Luke 2:41-52 then listen to my brief excerpt of my message recorded on December 27th, 2015.
What now
Okay, what now? We have put up the reminders of Christmas and New Year, we have visited with friends and family, we have eaten too much so back to the diet and exercise that we put off last year, we have paid all of our insurance, taxes for 2015, etc, etc. What now? Well if you are like me, it is time to regroup and get in gear for a new year. I am finished with the Auditors (no not tax guys, but just as bad), I have backed up my 2015 tax info and now time to draw the line for a new year. As I had mentioned in one of my messages last year, we have a certain amount of discretionary time which is truly up to us. If you eliminate all of the boss time, sleeping, eating, or other bodily functions, we have about 2.5 hours each day that is truly discretionary. I believe I used up most of my time this past couple of weeks not too productively but who’s counting. Right? Okay, what now? In the next couple of weeks, I will get back in routine, posting my abbreviated sermons from December 27th to now. Also, I start back posting some teaching subjects and of course just general stuff. Stay tuned.
Welcomed to a new opportunity to make a positive difference in 2016.
T