How many times have you settled incidents with your children where one hit the other? One would say it was an accident and the other would say they did it on purpose. An accident is when something happens that you are not expecting. When you plan to do something, you do it on purpose. A […]

We had a family reunion for my mother’s side of the family yesterday. It was good to see everyone again. I remember one of the aunts that was there taking me to the store when I was a child to reward me for something I had done for them. She bought me a toy, which […]

Most everything we use has an expiration date stamped on it. Food packages has a note telling us that it is best when used by a certain date. Automobiles has a limited amount of mileage before they wear out. Clothes can only stand so much wear and tear before they are no longer able to […]

A relative shared some family pictures their mother had taken throughout our lifetime. Her hobby was taking and keeping pictures of every time family got together or visited her. I have been shown pictures of me since I was a baby sitting in my aunts lap, as a teenager with hair down my back and […]

On a trip to our daughter’s house a few months ago, I was trying to figure out to post pictures with my FB posts on my iPhone like I do with my desk top computer. I couldn’t figure it out the first day so I did my posts with no picture. The next day I […]

How many of you have children or grandchildren who love to play the video games or listen to music? How many times have you tried to speak to them when they had their ear buds in and they didn’t hear or clearly understand what you were saying? I see people walking down the street, driving […]

There are a lot of people who struggle with their yesterdays. They live miserable lives today because of things that happened in the past. They allow the things they can’t forget to destroy the happiness God intends for them today. Let me encourage you to leave what God has already forgiven you of in the […]

We live in a ME FIRST society and it seems to getting worse each day. The saying of the day for most people is to take care of #1 first and let everything and everyone else fall where they may. We love to have the spotlight shine on us, be the center of attention, and […]

I am amazed at the strong emotions that have run through me when someone did something that hurt my feeling, damaged my ego, or lowered my self esteem. The first thing that you want to do is retaliate. You want them to feel the same hurt and belittling that you felt. It is a natural […]

We watched an old country/comedy show when I was younger person called Hew Haw. In the program there was a segment where everyone asked Grandpaw “What’s for supper?” Everyone eats. I look at some of the FB posts of the meals some of my friends post and wish I had been invited for dinner. Our […]

You can’t please all the people all the time. One of the toughest things to tolerate in life is to be criticized. Criticism hurts us deep. The truth is, no matter what we do in life or who we are, there are times people don’t agree with the way we do things or the things […]

Of all the commandments God tell us to do, forgiving others for things they have done against us is one of the hardest to fulfill. It is easier for us to tell every one we meet what someone has done to us than it is to talk to the person who hurt us or did […]

Where were you when 9/11 happened?” This is a question that will be asked before my day becomes very old. What we were doing may not have been so important had it not been for the events of that day. Now, we all remember vividly what we were doing when those horrific terrorist attacks happened […]

If you have ever competed in any organized sport or activity, you know that it takes hard practice to perform well when the event takes place. You don’t simply walk out on the day of competition and do your thing. If you try this, you will certainly be embarrassed by your performance. You have to […]

I love to read about the Exodus of the children of Israel from Egypt. The courage and faith Moses showed is such a great example to all of us. The disregard for his own life and welfare by approaching the most powerful man in the world at the time and telling him that the slaves […]

I remember growing up in a house with a tin roof on it and every time we had a had rain with wind the roof would leak. We would have to move things around in the house and put buckets under the places the water dripped. I remember the day we went to the hardware […]

I watched part of a football game this week. I watched 11 men work as one. I thought of that teamwork this morning as I read my devotion. The team of eleven men functioned as one unit to move the ball up and down the field. Each person did what he did best to contribute […]

9-6-19 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY…DON’T COMPARE!! BE WHO YOU ARE!! I grew up competing with other brothers, cousins, and neighbors in sports. Most were older than I was so I was continually striving to get as good as they were. I grew older and went to work in Avondale Mills in a department my uncle […]

How many of us have been told by a physician that we were over weight, exercise more, or do something else for health reasons. No one but you can hear your answer. Why do you think they tell us what we are already aware of? Is it because they want to hurt our feelings, point […]

I remember wanting a car so much when I was a teenager. I couldn’t wait until I turned 16 to go pick one out. I took care of that NEW car like it was the greatest possession I had ever owned. It was the most expensive thing I had ever owned. LOL! I washed it […]

Most of us only do the things that are easy and that we are comfortable doing. We avoid taking on the more difficult things because we are not willing to put forth the effort or we are uncomfortable with our ability to accomplish the task. We often cheat ourselves out of the blessings God has […]

Most of the prayers are spent asking God for things, “I want this, God,” or “Get me out of that, God.” We spent so much of our prayer time asking God to help us out with problems. We need physical healing, financial help, restoration of relationships, or even a promotion at work are things we […]

I read the story of a young boy who walked up to a man on the fishing pier and asked, “Has the steamboat passed yet?” The man on the pier said no. The young boy said, “Good, I can still catch it.” The fisherman said, you will never make it to the landing in time, […]

A boy walked into an ice cream shop and asked the waitress, “how much is a coke float?” They are one dollar, replied the waitress in a frustrated voice. She had bigger guests to wait serve than a boy who wanted to know what a coke float cost. “How much is just the ice cream,” […]

In this communication age we live in, nothing is more frustrating than to need to get in touch with someone and them not answer the call. How many of us have experienced that in your life recently. Caller ID allows us to pick and choose which calls we answer and which we allow to go […]