The Journey

On Saturday, August 28, 2011, I spent most of the day working and watching the weather map on weather.com waiting for the dreaded Irene to get here. I kept a vigilant eye on the radar map and the big green circular blob going up the coast. A Hurricane typically brings strong winds, rain, and causes tons of damage. Once the hurricane is gone, we are left with the task of cleaning the destruction it left behind. As a result, I began to ponder how many if us cause our own hurricane. This life can present itself with many challenges, but my question is how many of those challenges are self inflicted? What decisions, actions, and attitudes cause a hurricane in our life? Our choices today determines what we do tomorrow.  So if your life stinks right now, blaming other people, places, or things isn't the best way to solve your problem. Complaining and having a bad attitude just makes everything seem worse. Take charge of your life by owning up to your mistakes, learning from it and mo

I was coming into my apartment building and the Blood Bank posted something on the bulletin board. Obviously, it was about donating blood, but the tag line was, "Do something Extraordinary." It really caught my attention and I began to think about how many of us do something extraordinary or at the very least something for someone else? In this fast pace, ditigal, instant drive through kind of world it is SO easy to forget about those who are less fortunate and those who just need a friend. We get caught up in our own day to day life and neglect to be caring about others. It's kind of sad if you really think about it. As a society and as people we should really keep an open mind and heart for those who are hurting and not just those people we know or are related to. It's about time that we stop acting like spoiled little selfish children and get out there and do something. Make life worth living. Better yet, make someone's day. However, it is easy to say, but

Picture it; It's 1955 and five men go deep into the jungles of Ecuador to witness to a tribe who attacked any outsiders that came near. Believing fully that God sent them there, having the eagerness and the confidence that they can earn the trust of the Waorani tribe. However, all five men were attacked and killed. Many years later the wife of one of the men wrote a book, "Through the Gates of Splendor" and eventually the tribe gave their heart to God. So, why would God send those young men who had wives and children to a jungle where the chances of them being murdered was greater than staying in America? The book, "Through the Gates of Splendor" says there is no answer. Even 50 years later. Even in times of desparation and immense pain the families of these young men still witnessed to the Waorani tribe and believed that God had a plan. How can this be God's plan? It's hard and sometimes impossible to comprehend but God can take any tragedy and turn

Have you ever seen that show Wipeout? That show is funny. My mom would say it is dumb, but it's hard not to laugh at these people going through the different obstacle courses.  The contestants have multiple chances to go through the obstacles and try to beat out their opponents to be the winner. I got thinking about life and how many times we may wipeout before we get things right. Some things come easy for us and some things take time. Thankfully, life isn't like Wipeout. There are no competitions or timers to try to beat others to the finish. Life is a process and just because we mess up on certain points doesn't mean we will get disqualified or that someone else will win. When I moved here, I thought 2 years. Get in, get out and move back to Crisfield. LOL Yeah, right. 4 years later and I am still here. There have been a lot of bumpy roads and many stumbling blocks. I am so glad I didn't give up, even though I wanted to so many times. I came close to calling it

So today I was on my way to work and this song came on called, "Life" by Bekah Shae. The song is very encouraging. It talks about ignoring the negative and finding the positive. Put your love glasses on! Life is what you preceive it to be. If all you are is negative and all you concentrate on are the things that aren't working in your life, then your life is going to be negative and it will impact your attitude, your emotions, and your outlook on life. If your put your love glasses on and instead concentrate on all the things that is good in your life, and begin to think positively about yourself and the life around you then you will have a better outlook on life. Did you know that you are DESTINED to have a rich life? I am holding on to that. Even if I don't have any earthly riches, that's OK because I am rich in love, in family and friends. And one day when I get to Heaven, I will have a Mansion and it will better than I ever imagined. The chorus says, I’m goi

So, a couple of days ago I needed to sew a pair of pants that had a popped seam. Let me just say, I am NOT the domestic type. I would rather pay to have some stuff done than to do it myself. However, I really wanted to wear these pants so I decided to sew them. It took me every bit of 30 minutes to thread the needle. I was getting really frustrated, but I kept at it and finally I did it and was able to sew my pants. It got me thinking. How many of us give up on things when they become too hard or because you get frustrated? I am guilty of this. Like I said, i would rather pay someone to do something for me than to do it myself. Why? Well, if it looks too hard or I discover how frustrating it is when what I'm doing doesn't come easily to me, I just give up. When we give up, where does that leave us? Nothing gets accomplished. Just because something is hard or causes us a little irritation doesn't mean we should give up. If people gave up on tasks that were too difficult,