Maybe this is a loaded question but it has been on my mind for a good year now.
Because we believe that only God and Jesus are perfect, does that mean we have to beat ourselves up? Must we focus on our short comings? Must we never embrace our strengths? Do we have to always be [...]

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Did you grow up having them?
Do you hold them with your family today?
What does a family meeting look like at your house?
 I grew up watching The Brady Bunch and saw family meetings on there but we never had them in my house, at least not in the form shown on TV. So, they are be [...]

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I just heard a story about a young man about to move into a new town. He meets an older gentleman on the street and asks him “What kind of people live in this town?” The gentleman returned his question with a question. “What kind of people were in the town you are coming from?” [...]

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So many people have a fear of failure (me included). What makes us fear failure so much, when we have been failing all our life? Failure is how we learn. Think of yourself as a baby. Every single thing we learn, we learn from trying and messing up (failing) and trying again. We keep trying [...]

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I woke up early in the morning with the stomach virus. Two others in the family had already survived it several days ago. I thought I had beat it, but no such luck. I was totally bedridden (well other than the bathroom visits) for at least 24 hours. Then, it was down stairs, trying to recover and yet [...]

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