Tag: Self Care

  • A Trip Down the Stairs

    A Trip Down the Stairs

    Heal me, Oh Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise Jeremiah 17:14 (NKJV) If you fall head-first down a flight of stairs, you’ll be in the hospital for a week and your friends will feel sorry for you. But take an emotional tumble, that…

  • A Good Strategy for Healthy Living

    I was on a flight this past week and started exploring the seat back pocket in front of me. Yeah, I’m THAT kind of guy. I inspected the folding laminated card—the one with all the pictures of the plane—just in case something changed. Who knows, maybe they added what to do if a UFO pulls…

  • Life’s LEGOS

    From the time our oldest son was about four, he was fascinated with LEGOS. Family and friends bought him box after box of building sets, ones with a specific theme.This made for some fun father and son time, but they weren’t always easy to assemble. So, sometimes we used our collective imaginations and built something…

  • Stopping The Train

    Stopping The Train

    Some “problems” aren’t even real.

  • Stop the Bleed

    Stop the Bleed

    During an assembly at my school, a kindergartener developed a nose bleed. Her teacher grabbed a super-absorbent piece of gauze and helped the child hold it over her nose. A few minutes later, the adult let go and the youngster was instructed to, “Keep holding your nose.” But six year old’s are SO curious; the…

  • Unless the Lord Builds

    Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Psalm 127:1 (NIV) As I’ve mentioned before, my wife and I are compulsive watchers of the HGTV (Home and Garden Television) network. The other night we saw a rerun of Holmes Makes It Right that gave me nightmares! If you haven’t seen it, the…