We all come from different walks of life. We all have past experiences that have shaped us into who we are today and many times we allow those experiences to define us. When we are defined by our past we limit ourselves from future endeavors. Continue Reading…
Memorial Day!
Monday we will celebrate Memorial Day! This day is set aside on the last Monday of May to commemorate the fallen Soldiers. Originally the fallen Union Soldiers of the Civil War. In the past nearly 11 years of war that we have been in we have lost way too many Soldiers. 
The Soldiers that lost their lives went into the Military knowing that the potential of not returning from war was high. Continue Reading…
Take a time out!
Each and every one of us are in the business of taking care of other people. Some are nurses, some are pastors, some are chaplains, some are administrative, some are wives, some are husbands, all are children to someone. We spend a great amount of time caring for others but the question I want to ask is who takes care of you? In the game of football when things are very intense and the next play is on the line to get the first down or to win the game the coach will call a “time out.” Life is much like the game of football, we have plays (chapters) in our lives where we move down the field a great distance then there are times when we fall back behind the line. During this time of year life is busy, roadways are busy, mall is full of people, Wal-Mart , well we just wont go there and people are short tempered, things are just busy. Take some time today to take a “time out.” Take a few moments to care for yourself. The football players grab some Gatorade and rejuvenate, why don’t you do the same thing….
Lonely in a world full of people
Have you ever looked around and realized that there are hundreds of thousands of people around you and yet you are still lonely? Maybe you have recently lost a loved one or maybe you have recently moved, taken a new job, child gone off to school or maybe, JUST maybe you are lonely and you just dont know why. I recently sat with my peer group of all men and shared that because I am divorced and I live a distance away from my kids I frequently miss events that are important to them and me, such as baseball, school plays etc. This causes me to have feelings of loneliness, guilt, shame and anger. I am surrounded by people everyday, lots of people and yet those people do not fill the void that I experience because of not having my kids around me. Life is about change, growing, understanding, learning and doing the things that make us better people. I am constantly on a journey to learn more about myself, this world in which I live and how I can better help other people. I have dedicated my life to leading others to Christ, coaching others to a better life; a life that many only dream of and this is truly what I love to do. I have learned that my past can often help others in their future, this is the way that God designed life. I asked the question in the first sentence, have you ever realized you are lonely, I hope that question sparked something in you to possibly want to step outside your box and do something that you have always wanted to do, go places you have never been or achieve a goal you never thought possible. I heard on the radio this morning that a young cancer burdened child had a God sized dream recently to give a gift to all the children with cancer in the hospital he was at. What was cool about this was that God gave this little boy a dream and some major Christian groups stepped in and helped to make this dream possible. If you have a dream did you ever think that maybe God gave you that dream? Do you sometimes think that its only a dream and it will never come true? I encourage you to think that if God gave you that dream, then God will give you the means to achieve it. Success truly can be achieved when you set your sight on the dream and go after it.
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