What if people looked at happiness as something we create and not something we wait to happen? It is an attitude, a filter we look through, and a choice we make.  Something we create for those around us, knowing serving others manifests joy within ourselves. When we deal with bitterness, why do we carry the […]

Forgiveness does not equal continued tolerance. It is a state of mind. Continued tolerance is a choice. Love and forgiveness should always be one’s state of mind. Continued tolerance for people who have communicated to them on several occasions with unhealthy expectations is a choice that leads to an unhealthy future.   Love takes courage because […]

Forcing scripture on someone is like reading a friend an instruction manual when they insist on figuring out on their own how to build a piece of furniture. Live a Christ-like life; be there for your friends as they traverse the mire, and let them sit in your chair when they tire.