3:168 – Life Isn’t A Zero Sum Game #faithbites #faithjourney zero I love pie. It is delicious. And if you don’t like pie, think of pizza. We have a wonderful apple pie and we cut it into eight slices. I have 8 friends and we all get a piece. Our ninth friend comes and wants pie. We have a choice. […]
3:157 – Showing Respect #faithbites #faithjourney respect What does it mean to respect someone or something? How do you show respect? Today, I was in a debate about protesting by kneeling during the national anthem. This post isn’t about that, but rather the concept of what does it mean to show respect. Is it different for different people? When we […]
3:148 – Only One Answer I Am Sure Of #faithbites #faithjourney Sure “Dad, when are we going to fix the fence?” “Daddy, when is my toy coming in?” “Honey, what is for dinner tonight?” “Sol, when will you be done with your dissertation?” “When are you going back to work in the office?” The answer for all of these questions […]
3:134 – What Are Your Contributions? #faithbites #faithjourney contributions How do you measure your contributions? I was in a discussion and someone said that I had zero contributions because I hadn’t served in the military compared to a 33 year vets contributions. (And know I love my military friends and thank you for fighting for me and our way of […]
3:110 – Staying Connected #faithbites #faithjourney connected It has been 30 days since I’ve been in the office for work. Nearly one month. We are starting week six of working from home / shelter in place. This is not easy but we are managing. The key to this is we all need to stay connected. I spent part of this […]
3:98 – The Third Act #faithbites #faithjourney #holyweek third Most stories have three acts: the beginning, the action or middle, and the end of the story. We won’t talk about the denouement. When we are young, most of us think about our three acts. Being young, growing up and having kids, and retirement. In each of those we have goals […]
3:91 – I’m Talking To The (Wo)man in the Mirror #faithbites #faithjourney mirror Do you know what your strengths are? How about your weaknesses? I thought I knew how I acted until I saw my youngest be a mirror image of me. She was acting up, yelling, screaming, and just not being herself. Then after a long good night sleep, […]
3:90 – Tipping Point #faithbites #faithjourney tipping I have been really stressed lately. The back has been a mess and trying to work from home, homeschool, and everything else has got me on edge. I felt that I was at a tipping point this morning with my daughters and about to lose my cool. I was initially able to keep […]
3:76 – Pouring Out, Need to Fill In #faithbites #faithjourney pouring Right now I feel mentally and physically exhausted. It’s been a long day of planning for COVID19 at work but also talking to people about what is going on. It’s been a practice in faith, empathy, spirit, and love. I also had a wonderful meeting with a Pastor who […]
3:74 – Kissing Your Forehead #faithbites #faithjournery #COVID19 forehead We all have different love languages. My primary is touch with my secondary being Words of Affirmation. This COVID19 social distancing is going to be hard for me. I love hugging, cuddling, and just being touched. Going to be a long few weeks. Today, I had a float session to help […]