Every now and again I have to remind my children who has what role in this house. I tell them “Daddy and I are the parents. You are the child. We assume these roles with these tasks and you assume those roles and those tasks.” Then, sometime later, they began to mix up who is who and who can do what and again we review. Such is life. Turns out, my children are not the only ones guilty of misunderstanding who is who in the story of life. I, too, have some issues. I realized this while Continue Reading
A Lot to Deal With
In Genesis chapters 11-14 & 19 we learn about a man named Lot. At a young age, Lot lost his father. He was raised by his Uncle Abram (Abraham) until they decided to part ways. Abram gave Lot first pick of the new land he would occupy. In verse 10 of Genesis chapter 13, we read that Lot saw the land of Sodom and that it was well-watered. Unfortunately, this land may have been well-watered, but it was also wicked (Genesis 13:13). It was not long before Lot had a lot to deal with. His Continue Reading
Insecurity Sucks
Insecurity is a beast! I have wrestled with it at varying degrees for as long as I can remember. I think that when I was younger, I thought that with adulthood, braces, and some acne medicine would come some form of resolution for every ounce of insecurity dancing around in my head. Not! In fact, with all of that has come even more tons of “I shouldn’t have . . .,” “What will they think . . .,” “Why did I say that!?,” “I don’t fit in here,” and “Who told me I could (fill in the Continue Reading