Addictions

There are all kinds of vices to be addicted to. Here is a top 10 list of addictions:

1. Alcohol
2. Smoking
3. Drugs
4. Gambling
5. Foods
6. Video Games
7. Internet
8. S*x
9. Television
10. Work

There is one more – not normally categorized as an addiction – but I am pretty sure it runs up there with the top 10.

Comfort

Yes! Have you noticed how obsessed we are in our culture about being Comfortable?

How often does comfort win out over reaching potential? Do we get stuck at a level we don’t even want to be at due to “being comfortable”? It is easier to remain “familiar and comfortable” than to challenge and change.

Hard has become a 4 letter word… well it is a 4 letter word, but it has become a bad 4 letter word!

Ever notice, the less discomfort we experience the less tolerance we have for discomfort?

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A Second Grade Encounter

I have posted before about appreciation here and here. I think we can stand another reminder, don’t you?

Appreciation, validation, recognition – all these words speak of life-giving source. When we receive them they are like breath to us. They create the “great moments” we remember… the ones we like to rehearse.

Training our children to demonstrate these characteristic is only a matter of intention.

A Trip!

I have to say I love going to my daughter’s 2^nd grade classroom. It is a trip – an experience – in receiving 27 appreciative children who are absolutely creative in expressing themselves.

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I’m the Mother!

If you aren’t a mother, you probably have lots of ideas how Mommying should be done.

If you are mother, then you, too, have lots of ideas… that have changed since becoming one!

Mommying is not for the weak-hearted. It is one of the most stretching things ever done.

For one thing – it’s constant!

I remember working at a job – teaching school – and people asking me how I liked it.

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A Fight Worth Having

You know the saying, “Pick your battles”?

Well I think there is a battle worth fighting for…

Children Getting Along

It seems like many families consider siblings fighting, taunting, and just being mean to each other, “normal” behavior. Well, it might be normal if no one is steering strong at the helm.

I want to suggest that it can and should be different. Let’s not settle for less when we can have more.

I am not suggesting strife won’t happen. When people live together there are opportunities for selfishness, pride, offense, and all other kinds of works of the “flesh”.

But just because it comes knocking at the door doesn’t mean we have to take it.

It reminds me of this illustration:

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A Lesson In Compassion

Today I want to share about an opportunity to sponsor a child through Compassion International. They have a wonderful Child Sponsorship Program.

Picture this:
Let’s say you’re a child growing up in poverty. A church nearby your home announces they have partnered with Compassion, and because of this partnership, if you are registered in the program, you will receive benefits that were never before available to you.
Benefits like:

• educational opportunities
• health care and health-related instruction
• nutrition
• life-skills training

And opportunities to hear about and respond to the Gospel.

And there’s more! You are going to be connected to one sponsor.

It’s all very exciting, so your parents take you to register at the local church.

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