I heard a pastor on television this morning say ‘if you are doing something good in this world, you will have critics. The only way not to have critics is to do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.’ Our critics can be family members, friends, co-workers, or people who just do not like us on sight. You know those people who look the other way every
I love to sing. My family loves music. My mother sang soprano and tenor in the church choir for many years. My maternal grandfather played banjo so well he was in several competitions. Although he has gone to Heaven, I can still hear his music in my head. Most of my uncles, my brother, my oldest nephew, and one or two of my aunts, play guitar. Music, singing, runs in our
Humility, some are born with it the rest have to learn it, usually the hard way. When I think of the humble people in my life, I notice one common trait they have. They love God. They decided to put him first. The non-humble people decided to put themselves first. I like to do my own personal studies of human
I tend to be a focused person. Once I decide to do something it gets done. Otherwise, you got it, what’s the point? The one time I had a problem with this work ethic was when I started college right out of high school and was for many years a perpetual student. That was until one day my Dad made a comment about starting something
I’ve been thinking about decisions lately. The book I’m working on is consuming my every waking thoughts probably because I wish I had more time to work on it. Much of the book is about the decisions some women made long ago, and decisions we must make today. Every day we have to make choices. Should I make coffee at home or buy some on the
Have you ever just known, I mean you knew without a doubt, that something you had hoped for or just assumed, would happen. I mean there was no doubt and you didn’t even give it a second thought because you just knew! And then it didn’t happen. I’m not talking about a trip you had planned or a college to which you applied. I’m talking
Co-worker: Hey Civilla, let’s go to the casino? Me: he he he, funny. Co-worker: Come on, I’ve been asking you to go. Me: Let me ask you a question? I’m on the prayer team at church, what do you think I should do, should I go to the casino with you then go to church and pray? (queue laughter from a
When we decide to become Christians, Christ followers, we also decide to give all of our faults and failures to Jesus. When we ask him to forgive us He does. Then we live the rest of our Christ following lives striving to be more like Him. Will we ever achieve perfection? Absolutely not. But that is no excuse to remain the way we were before
If I had a nickel, no a penny, for every time someone said to me “You have it easy because you’re single no dependents”, or “You can get up and go whenever you want”, or “You’re not married, oh I’m sorry” (queue the violins playing in the background), or my personal favorite, “Oh you don’t want to be married, having a
A few weeks ago, my pastor spoke on the sin of pride. Yes, it’s a sin. In reviewing my sermon notes he said ‘pride is a condition of the heart’ and ‘sneaky pride touts itself as humility.’ Pride is a pretty serious deal. As you can see, I’m not talking about the kind of pride where we take a shower, brush our teeth, and comb our hair. That’s a different type