2015 is drawing to a close and 2016 is lurking at the door waiting to burst on the scene. As I sit in my office, I am taking the time to review the past 12 months. The year 2015 has been an eventful year for me personally as well as professionally. There have been high and low points throughout the year. Quite honestly, I did not reach a single goal that I set at the beginning … [Read more...] about The Year In Review
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Two Books Worth Reading!!
Several weeks ago, I shared with you some goals that I have for this year. I have to be honest…I’m not doing very well with most of them. I have not quit on any of them; I’m just not accomplishing what I would like to. On the positive side of my goals, I am reading more now than I ever have in my life. I'm keeping up with reading the Bible every day so that for the second year … [Read more...] about Two Books Worth Reading!!
Who Is Responsible To Make Me Happy?
Have you ever been unhappy in your marriage? I know that I have been. In the past, Lisa's and my marriage was in a lot of trouble. If you are honest with yourself, you too probably have been unhappy in your marriage. Many years ago, I spent a lot of time trying to compare my marriage to other marriages around me. I would see how some women would put their hands on their … [Read more...] about Who Is Responsible To Make Me Happy?
Book Review: The Impressionist
One of my goals for 2015 is to read two books per month, not counting the textbooks for the classes I am taking. So far I am keeping up with that goal fairly well. I have read three books this year. The last book that I read was a fiction book. I had not read a fiction book since college, I guess. I am not even sure that I read any in college. Professors assigned … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Impressionist
Forgiveness Is Not Forgetting
“I can never forget what that person did to me!!” “Why would I forgive someone when they hurt me so badly?” “You just don’t understand the amount of hurt that I have experienced in my life. Forgiveness is impossible!” Have you ever had those thoughts? Maybe you have even said something like one of those statements before. I know that I have had thoughts like those in my … [Read more...] about Forgiveness Is Not Forgetting