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Life Is What You Make It

Life has a way of sneaking up on you when you least expect it. It’s no secret that life is hard, unfair and working out better for everyone else. A few weeks ago a loved one shared something that they had been hiding for a few months. I was able to tell them thank you for sharing but inside it devastated me. I started to think about the implications to them, me, my family and the future, far far into the future and none of it was positive. I wanted to cry, roll up into a ball and yell and shout and punch something all at the same time. How could God do this to me? How could He add one more thing to my already full and abundantly overflowing plate? I was done. I was ready to walk away... again. Then I talked to God. I poured out my heart. I told Him that I know I can’t change another living soul so I needed to know what I need to do to help me, to FIX ME. The answer I got was to clear the unneeded stuff out of my house. Not just my physical house but I needed to clear out my mental ho...

Your "Secret Ingredient"

A few days ago I woke up with these lyrics in my head: Aaah Life is a Simple Game, Life is a Simple Game, Win or Lose Aaah Life is a Simple Game, Life is a Simple Game, It's What You Choose. The lyrics has accompanied a dream about a young man that fell in love with a young lady. During the course of their relationship they added a 'secret ingredient' that changed their lives.  Thinking about it, we all have ingredients that we add to our lives, relationships and ways of being that create who and what we are. So the question is, are those ingredients building and strengthening or breaking down and tearing apart these relationships, including our relationships with ourselves? What happens when you make lasagna and don't put in the noodles or noodle substitute? Or brownies and forget the sugar or, heaven forbid, use salt instead of sugar? Are they even edible? Lasagna; edible, yes, but you may have to give it a new name like cheesy meat casserole. Brownies: in bo...