Have you ever received a gift you were not expecting? How did you feel at that moment? Provided for? Thought of? Seen? Did that gift come at a time when you thought that nothing good could ever come of your feelings or circumstances? Once again, let’s join Joseph in...
Do you ever feel trapped by the pain in your life? Do you ever feel as though you are a prisoner even though you are not behind bars? This week we find Joseph in a literal prison. First, let’s look at how he went from the pit to prison. After he was lifted out of the...
I’ve been told that life is all about perspective. Your perspective can be the way you see life. In other words, your outlook, frame of reference, or the way you choose to look at your circumstances. Do you see the glass half empty or half full? I have always been a...
Imagine with me for a moment that what you have been waiting for, for a very long time, has finally come. You are living the dream! But then the next day you are asked to give the dream up or to give away what you have received? What would you...
Have you ever had to endure the hurt caused by someone else’s mistake? If so, did you feel like no one knew you were hurting? Maybe you even felt abandoned by people you thought you could count on to care for you. Perhaps you just felt alone.
Have you ever had to wait for something for a very long time? Are you still waiting even now? Waiting is so hard, isn’t it? Every period of waiting carries its own weight. It might feel like a ton of bricks and manifest as hopelessness that anything will ever come...
What a year we have been through! While watching the news or looking at social media this past year, did you experience the feeling that your insides were churning at the reality of all that was happening? We turn on the TV and hearing, “Covid numbers soar” or other...
Everyday life changes for us a little bit more. We are used to our normal fast pace and our consistent routines. In the past 7 days it has all changed. Things that we took for granted a week ago are suddenly rare commodities. Toilet paper, baby wipes, cleaning...
This year, I found myself very ‘checked in’ during Super Bowl Sunday. I have to admit that normally I am only there for the food and the company. This year was different. I was a part of a project that filmed a commercial especially for the Super Bowl. However,...