Everything in life is work in some form or another. Some is strenuous. Some is tedious. Some is enjoyable. Some can be an absolute drag. Cleaning house falls into the latter for most people. Sure, house cleaning work can burn calories and force us into a mindset...
What do you expect? Are you expecting good things or do you expect everything possible that could go wrong to go wrong? I'm reposting this "classic" 1Glories post that talks a lot about expectations in light of where my mind is today. I hope you enjoy it - but more...
Wow. God's ordering of our lives can be many things. Frightening, exciting, eventful, dull, bland, fun, and a host of other descriptors - but one stands out: everlasting. You see, this month's topic in the A Year of Listening Up series at 1Glories has been...
A new version of Coke was introduced. Nobody liked it. A new version of Pepsi (Crystal Pepsi) was once introduced. I may have been the only person that liked it. Remember when they made a new version of Saved By The Bell called "The New Class" and nobody liked it? For...
I so dislike waiting on anything. Whether waiting in line or waiting for an appointment, the simple fact that I am waiting drives me absolutely bonkers! It's a shortcoming of which I am well aware. In an attempt to overcome this personal flaw, many years ago, I took...
Being in a constant mode of preparation is this month’s Year of Listening Up (#YLU) topic and it’s one that is near and dear to my heart. Throughout the narrative of Listen Up, Kids, I offer a lot of examples of how I can look back on my life and show others how God...
Today is Opening Day in a few Major League Baseball (MLB) cities and, within a few days, all teams will be in full swing (pun intended) on another great season of America's National Pastime. Just in case you didn't already know this about me, I am a life-long baseball...
Today, we are rounding out our discussion of Aligning With God's Will in our Year of Listening Up by pondering God's plans. Yesterday, I introduced you to Daniel Fusco's book, "Honestly" which releases April 1 (go order it now, seriously, you will thank me). In...
Back in 1992, MTV introduced us to The Real World - an ambitious experiment that assembled and housed a group of strangers from diverse backgrounds to see how they would relate to one another. It granted viewers a voyeur's perspective into the petri dish of life as we...