Take a Minute.

Our life group completed Andy Stanley’s The Best Question ever. There are so many great questions that can help us live better. Probably one of the best known and widely asked, “What would Jesus do?” I kind of like to ask, “Would I want my kids to know this?” We should all strive to live a life of integrity. And I think that we should all evaluate each decision we make no matter how easy or simple it may seem. You never know the repercussions the tiniest decision can have. You may be deciding how to tell someone you really can’t have lunch with them because your boss is breathing down your neck to get a monthly report he has to have by two and you really need to work through lunch to get it done. The wrong choice of words and it be misinterpreted and assumed as rejection. Then you may spend years trying to mend the problem created from a poor choice of words. It may even take years to know what the problem is or what started everything.

I may not have listed any examples you have or will encounter so here is an example maker for you. Sit and watch the 6:00 or 11:00 news. It doesn’t matter what channel just local news in your area. Then as each story is presented think about what poor decision or bad judgment was made. Then consider how much time it would have taken to change the out come and keep that story off new evening news. Most would be less than a minute.
I can think of many decisions I have made in my life that I knew were wrong and or bad. If I had only taken a minute to think things through or been a little slower to speak. The next time you make a small decision or a life changing decision take a minute and consider what the wise thing to do is. Where will that decision lead you? Will the out come be much better by simply taking the time to consider all possible factors and outcomes?

I'm back

I know I have been slack. It has been almost two weeks since my last post. I'll have to do better. I don't know why I haven't written anything in that time. I have had plenty going on that would have really been good stuff for the blog. Maybe I can catch you up on things over the next few days. Then again you may not find things as interesting as I do.

I have been blog shopping since I started this blog. I am no closer to settling on a home than I was when I started. Does anyone have any suggestions? I am finding a lot of features I like on all of the blogs I have been looking at but I haven’t found one that has all the features I like (or want) in one place.

Things are starting to get busy for me this year. I went to see my daughter in a beauty pageant this past Saturday. She was of course the most beautiful girl in the pageant. I was so proud. While on the subject, what about the Ms. America Pageant. It was quietly held this past weekend as well. I had no idea it was going on. It seems that the pageant is struggling to get the support of viewers like it once did in years past. I for one liked watching it as a kid. I don't know maybe the in had something to do with the swim suit competition. Well, it seems that the moral break down of this great county of ours has crept into this sector of the pageant now, the swim suit competition. I was reading an article yesterday morning and it actually stated that the contestants came out and took up provocative poses. The contestants work predominantly black two piece swimsuits. The two piece swim suits are no surprise to me after having attended the Miss South Carolina pageant several time in the past few years. But the point of that segment of the article makes me wonder if a family can sit down and watch television together without concern of seeing something that will taint the incense of the days of old. Why can't it just be like it was when we were children?

A Snow Day in Life!

What a fun day! It started with spending a few minutes with the local morning news to learn there was no school. Then I was greeted by my son at 6:30. Any other morning he wouldn’t mane a sound until I rolled him out of his bed and had him standing as I push him toward the shower. Anyway next was a hug from my daughter. It wasn’t long before the simple question started, “Can we go outside?” It was a nice day. The snow was pretty and peaceful. Standing on my porch I could hear the cheer of kids from all around. Joy filled the air.

Yesterday a good friend of mine learned that her job along with nearly 130 others was being eliminated. I can’t imagine the stress of having to go through a day meeting after meeting each one revealing a new piece of the puzzle as to what lies ahead. All said and done at the end of the day she has two options neither that is all that good. Pray for my friend. She deserves something good to come out of this. At lease today she had the chance to play in the snow with her two special daughters. Pray that God will send her the wise advice that she needs to survive this life altering situation.