Do you remember your wedding day? You found the perfect person to commit your life to!
This person was different. You loved the way they made you feel. You loved how they treated you. This was true love! It was so great you wanted it to last forever.
Do you remember superlatives from your English classes? A superlative is the greatest of any set of objects that are being compared. You recognize a superlative by the –est ending of the adjective…tallest, fastest, funniest. When you have a 3-syllable adjective it is preceded by the word “most”… most important, most valuable.
My son, who is in kindergarten, was recently taught the comparison (-er & more) and superlative form of adjectives by his 3rd grade sister. So he loves going around and showing off this newly acquired knowledge.
Every child loves their birthday! They look forward to presents and a party celebrating…them.
The older we get the less birthdays seem to shine. We know the day should feel special but it can just seem like another day. It even sounds a bit narcissistic to want your friends to celebrate you.
We have a simple question that we ask every night at dinner. This simple question gives us insight into each other’s hearts, values, and daily life.
The question helps us connect with each other and know what happened in each other’s day. As a family we spend the majority of the day apart from each other. The kids are at school, my wife is keeping our home running, and I’m at work.
You know what a cycle is…it’s an event that keeps repeating itself.
Every new year we set out to break some of the cycles and habits that have us stuck. But even New Year’s resolutions have become a cycle. We make one. We are committed that this year will be different. But before the year is out and in most cases before the month is out we are back into that old cycle that seems to haunt us.
Each year I like to publish a list of the top books I read. If you’ve been with me awhile you know that my list isn’t a best of what was just published but a best of what I read that year.
My goal for this year was 36 but I ended the year with 32. I’m not beating myself up though. I moved to a new home and I’m in the middle of moving our church to a new location. Throw in a few other twists and surprises and I’m pretty happy with my number.
Are you confused about what you should do next? As you come to the end of the year and look at a new one you’ll have some decisions to make. Some will be easy, others will be difficult and painful.
Even if you know what you should do uncertainty about the details can feel paralyzing as you try to plan and move forward.
How are you doing as a parent? Every parent I know wants to set their child up for success. It’s true for you and it’s one of the reasons why you are working so hard and making so many sacrifices. You want to launch them even further than you were.
Or you’re trying to grease the tracks for them so they won’t have to struggle as much as you did.
Is there a habit you wish you could start that seems so elusive?
We all know our life would be better if certain routines were part of it, but it seems almost impossible to carve out time to make the habits a reality.
I believe your future looks very bright. No matter how dark it seems right now. Why do I believe that?
Because God always keeps His promises and He has promised to work all things together for good (Romans 8:28).
