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Surround yourself with good friends. Those who will listen intently, lend support and rejoice when life is good, and… cry with you when life is not. If that equates to only two good friends, then so be it. Better to have a couple of loyal friends that are for you, then a dozen or so that drag you down. Be real careful who you follow on social media. Delete those who cause you stress or anxiety. True friends are a gift. Cherish those in your life.
The righteous should choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked leads them astray. (Proverbs 12:26, NKJV)
In Despair – Waves Too High My son decided to enter a triathlon and once he signed up, he knew the swimming component would challenge him. To better prepare for this part of the race and living far from a pool, he trained in a nearby pond for many months. Some days it was cold. […]
Sarah Needed Patience Perhaps you have heard the story of Abraham and Sarah in the Bible. God promises them a child and when that child does not come – Sarah takes matters into her own hands. She doesn’t wait on God’s timing. We certainly find Sarah’s solution to her problem appalling. To believe another woman’s […]
So Great A Price I watched with fascination a documentary on lions. In particular, a pride of starving lions. They had encircled quite a group of elephants and were staring down their supper – their babies … baby elephants. The grown elephants growled, roared and kicked up clouds of dust. In an attempt to ward […]
PRAY, READ AND BE FAIR Important truths when raising a family. Have you ever tried to get everything right and somehow everything seems to go wrong? When troubles, demands and day-to-day life leave you feeling overwhelmed and in despair, what do you do? How do you make it through difficulty? How do you make it […]
Corrie ten Boom on Forgiveness Not forgiving someone is like having an open wound and never going for stitches. It is breaking your leg and not setting the bones or “having your appendices burst” and hoping the poison will not kill you. To forgive isn’t easy. However, not forgiving will prove to be much […]