the old miner said ”there’s gold in them hills………but most of it doesn’t look like gold…………..you have to dig it out, clean it up and realize what it is that you hold……….most of the time it’s an opportunity to build a mine with the barest minimal parts………and as you dig you uncover what the mine…

”Meet Me in the morning……..before the sun begins to shine…….when all the world is sleeping……….not ready to open it’s eyes……….and I will come and minister to you……..and show you how to live your life……. bring to me your problems, your trials and concerns……and we will walk together to discover the lessons you will need to…

lying on the battlefield the explosion hit me on the side……..i looked down to see a part no longer attached………..i have heard others express that in severe trauma the pain is so great the mind cannot process it and it is almost cancelled out…….i can attest this is true……….i heard a medics voice and he…

i have always found that when we wish to share an emotion or blessing with someone…………….the time to do it is then…………..forget waiting for the right time……right surroundings…….they are irrelevant………………sometimes the message won’t be received well…………doesn’t matter…….how many times have i sat alone only to revisit a past occurrence and then i was able to…

one more run before i’m done…..can feel it in my bones….this time i’m not calling the shots and the destination is unknown…………that wind that stirs my soul and keeps the internal embers aglow…..blows through these sails in my head and beckons my heart to go……….this sailor has no map nor compass so his destination is…

i miss me most when i attempt to be something i’m not……………i have found people to respond better to less than……………then to pretend………………………. the real deal is authenticity

the most beautiful example of compassion i have ever witnessed was watching a big man step between a person being attacked and taking blows intended for another……the aggressor realized he could not hurt the man and walked away………..the man who stepped between made no attempt to hurt the attacker….he merely put his huge arm to…

the God i worship is a chip off the block…….He will give me a hug or swat me on the butt…….He can be kind and He can be tough…..i don’t need a mamby pamby God…….. i need a God who loves to drive……………goes to the movies and like a massage…….likes to laugh and stands up…

just a miracle was our request…………….followed by labored prayer……………and the hours that followed passed like climbing over barbed wire…………….but we held our ground and held our tongue and let You do Your work………………what ensued was a series of events that returned something we love……we acknowledge it was amazing………….we marveled how everything worked in Your Plan…………….and…

i turned around and you were gone…………we reported you as missing…………they took the report with little concern and less hope for your return………into the night we continued to search………….we had to find you………..you wouldn’t have found us and prayers were prayed and we called for you even though you hearing was poor at best……….virtually blind…