Hang Up the Gloves

Hang Up the Gloves

I enter the arena of life a lot of mornings ready for a fight. My dukes are up, elbows in, jaw locked tight. I have the bob and weave down pat. Ready to face the challenges of the day. My stance is set and ready to lung at anyone who challenges my place, my purpose....
Curvy Road Ahead

Curvy Road Ahead

As I looked at the Curvy Road Ahead sign in this picture it made me think with partial amusement,”wow, this is a great representation of my life!” My trek through this life has been anything but straight. It has been full of twists and turns, unexpected...
Ebenezer

Ebenezer

After an incredible victory over the Philistine army, the prophet Samuel paused with the nation of Israel to commemorate their triumph. Samuel selected a stone and named it Ebenezer, meaning”stone of help” in remembrance of the victory that God brought...
Doors close, Doors open

Doors close, Doors open

Entrepreneurs, like the ones who raised me, seem to have a sixth sense. They anticipate the unforeseen and uncover diamonds in the rough. They see potential where others see a dead end. To some degree or another we all have this inner longing to do something, to be...
Empty Jars, Flowing Oil

Empty Jars, Flowing Oil

The prophet Elisha was summoned to the home of a widow. When he arrived he learned of her tragedy of losing her husband and all of the debts that had piled up that she needed to pay. She was at risk of losing her sons to slavery, if she could not pay her debts. Elisha...