319 – Responsibility for Your Actions – Good and Bad #faithbites #faithjourney responsibility About two to three inches of pearly white snow covered central Illinois this morning. It is beautiful unless you have to travel, shovel, or go anywhere. A perfect day to stay home, sit by the fire, drink hot chocolate, and rest. But alas, […]
November 14 – Celebrate and Have Fun
318 – Celebrate and Have Fun #faithbites #faithjourney celebrate Life is pretty hard. We have probably seen the hashtag #adulting or #momlife or #dadlife or any of the others out there that help us express how hard things are. The news is usually grim. Death is out there, devastation, bills, politics, and so many things that […]
November 13 – Helping Correct Someone with Kindness
317 – Helping Correct Someone with Kindness #faithbites #faithjourney correct Here’s a shocker for all of you: I am not perfect. I eat too much, don’t exercise enough, yell more than I should, and am not always the most pleasant person to be around. Sure, I apologize when I do wrong and seek forgiveness, but I […]
November 12 – Time for Night Night
316 – Time for Night Night #faithbites #faithjourney night Waking up in the dark and going home in the dark is par for the course in the northern part of the country during daylight savings time. I am tired. Between work, school, family, church, home, and everything, I’m just tired. While there is the emotional tired […]
November 11 – Thank You For Your Service
315 – Thank You For Your Service #faithbites #faithjourney Service Veterans Today is Veterans Day in the United States. A day to celebrate those who serve and have served in our armed forces. This is a time to thank those who have sacrificed their time, their energy, and in some cases their lives, to protect […]
November 10 – Let It Go For Peace
314 – Let It Go For Peace #faithbites #faithjourney peace I don’t know about you, but I tend to be an easy going guy. I try to love people and help where I can. But sometimes, people do stupid things (in my opinion)) and it just sticks in my craw. They say something or do something […]
November 9 – Prayer Can Be Comforting
313 – Prayer Can Be Comforting #faithbites #faithjourney comforting Last night I stayed up a little too late. When I finally fell asleep I had some very powerful and disturbing nightmares. While I can’t remember exactly what it was about, I knew that it stayed with me. Waking up in a sweat, I didn’t feel good, and […]
November 8 – Will I Mess It Up?
312 – Will I Mess It Up? #faithbites #faithjourney mess We like to be comfortable. Having the what we know is calming to our souls. While change can be good, change can be terrifying. While there may be an outcome that we want, if we make a change it can change things we don’t want. […]
November 7 – You can be strong and flexible
311 – You can be strong and flexible #faithbites #faithjourney flexible I have friends who are of almost every political, religious, spiritual, and racial group you can think of. I have debate debates with them in a respectful and loving manner. Many times I have friends who tell me I need to “pick a side”. […]
November 6 – I’m Not Like You But I Support you
310 – I’m Not Like You But I Support you #faithbites #faithjourney Support Today was election day in the US. A time for people to vote, to voice their opinions, and set the course for the next few years. Yesterday, we talked about being a Christian and voting. Today we will talk about acknowledging the difference […]