From Rick Warren’s Daily Devotional –  This particular devotional spoke to me because it is so terribly easy to get distracted for both...

“ Sow an act, reap a habit.  Sow a habit, reap a character.  Sow a character, reap a destiny .” -Charles Reade (attrib.) I normally have...

From Mary Kay Ash:  “ Give yourself something to work toward—constantly .” I read this quote and immediately LOVED IT,  because I feel...

From Rick Warren’s Daily Devotional My brief thoughts on this devotional: As you read, I hope something jumps out at you; these words...

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. ”   ~Anne Frank “When you are in...

“I never lose. I either win or learn.” Mr. Nelson Mandela #itsallaboutperspective #Failure #Learning #Optimism #Perseverance

A poem by Dr. Connie R. Shipman ©2017 From their homes, their place of safety, our ancestors were stolen.  Brought to a foreign land and...

“He Who Laughs, Lasts” – Taken from Pastor Rick Warren’s Daily Devotional  As I’ve mentioned in these devotionals, many people think the...

Well, good people, I have been thinking about the upcoming inauguration of America’s 45th president. What a historical and monumental...

“ The only person you are destined to be is the person you decide to be .”  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Taken from The Slight Edge by Jeff...

When you have a righteous conviction, something about which you are absoultely passionate, inconvenience is irrelevant. As I pondered...

“Reflection…is the key to wisdom.”  ~Bishop Rosie S. O’neal #reflection #wisdom #quotes #Encouragement #Quotes #Reflection #Wisdom

“The only thing that stands between a person and what they want in life is the will to try it and the faith to believe it.”  You gotta at...

​”Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow.” —...

Below is a prayer regarding the concept of helping others.  Kudos to the author of this prayer at Koinonia Christian Center in...

“It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work.  It means to be in the midst of those things and still...

“An idea that is not dangerous is not worthy of being called an idea.” From the movie Redemption starring Jamie Foxx and based on a true...

Below is a prayer regarding friendship, of which I have fallen in love!  Kudos to the author of this prayer! “Father, I thank You for the...

This post is borrowed from Jesus.org but I thought it worth sharing based on recent interactions and conversations – 09.29.16. Why Do...

“Hope is a choice.”  Choose hope and not despair, and then take action. #hope #encourage #choosehope #Encouragement #Hope #Quotes