Come Around

Has anyone ever given you a suggestion that you thought was initially crazy or foolish, but later on you decided was a good idea?  I’m sure there have been several things in our lives that took us a while to understand were actually good ideas.  We may still be able...

Special

What made you feel special when you were a child?  Were you praised for anything specific you recall?  I remember a couple of times in school a teacher praised something I did in front of the class, which both embarrassed me and made me feel good at the same time.  As...

What to Do?

This past week, we started a Sunday School class with 3rd to 5th grade boys and one of the questions we asked was ‘what do you want to be when you grow up?’ We got a variety of answers from truckers, to policeman, bus driver, and several honest ‘I...

Ambassadors

Who do you represent to others who see you?  To some, you are a resident of your local community, state, or country and when abroad, they see you as an American.  Others may see your outward appearance and determine you are of a certain race, gender, young, or elderly...

Rosebud

In the movie Citizen Kane, one of the richest men in the world mutters ‘Rosebud’ as he lay on his deathbed.  Spoiler alert, we find out later that it refers to a sled he used and joyful memories he had of his childhood.  He could seemingly care less about the millions...