“I love you” are powerful words when used authentically.  I was reminded earlier this week regarding the importance of verbally communicating the love in your heart.  Equally important is the meaning of what we say! During this time of social distancing, it seems even more important to define our feelings in words.  Those words might be targeted at our family, friends, or even co-workers.  When entering my parent’s home I am greeted with warm hugs.  When I leave we again exchange heartfelt hugs and say, “Love you.”  During this time of social distancing, it is awkward to come…

What can I do to minimize the stress around me?  If I am asking that question that means I am aware that stress exists in my life.  Acknowledging that I am in the middle of a storm is a very good start.  Once I admit that stress exists I am able to put together a plan to reduce or eliminate that stress.    1.  Give my worries to God and rely on my faith. The moment I feel stress negatively affecting my life, I take a moment and give my worries to God.  I pray for assistance in finding a solution…

I really mean, how are you? I’m not looking for a “fine,” “ok,” or no answer, I’m looking for a genuine answer to the question, how are you? If I take the time to ask how you are, I want to know the answer and more than likely have a reason for asking.  “How are you?” is so overused.  Most of the time I end up having to say, “How are you, no, I really mean how are you? What’s going on in your life and how have you been?” There is a series on Netflix called…

Normally I am very discrete about my faith and the power of prayer, to me, it is very personal.  In my lifetime I have never before seen an epidemic like we are experiencing.  I have been observing an outpouring of prayers over the past few weeks that I have not witnessed from non-church-related activities.  These prayers are abundant and people are offering them publicly.  We are witnessing an outpouring of prayers.  It is because of what I’ve seen over the past few weeks throughout our community, our state, our nation, and the world, that I take a…