Philippians 2:5, “In your lives you must think and act like Christ Jesus.” It's been quite a while since I wrote a blog like this. Taking simple things around your home and finding a way to remind us to be more Christlike. There are several things on this list we're going to talk about so let's jump right in.   A toothpick: Pick out the good in others- Matthew 7:1      Many interactions these days whether at work, at home, or on the telephone have been bouncing off each other reacting in...

Romans 12:18 “Do your best to live in peace with everyone.” Up until a couple of years ago, my grandmother lived in Canada. Quite often while visiting her, there were a couple interesting places we liked to go see. One of them was The Jack Miner Migratory Bird Sanctuary. It wasn't far from her house and from what I remember, it wasn't a huge area but there was a lot of open acreage. This is a sanctuary for Canadian geese and ducks, other types of geese, peacocks and other unusual birds....

Joshua 1:9 , "...Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Have you ever been faced with a situation that felt like there was no way around or out of? Maybe a mountain too high to climb or a circumstance that had such high walls you were sure there was no way to get to the other side. Even when the Lord promised good if you just made it through.      I think as adults we've all been there at least once. In my years of marriage, I...