What If Revisited

I heard the siren again today, just now in fact, and decided a re-post was in order. This was originally posted in April 2, 2008, but the words are true every day. ——————————————————— What If … We Heeded the Warning Signal? The first Wednesday of every month, like clockwork, a long shrill siren sounds near … Continue reading »

What if We Gave All We Had for God?

In When I Relax I Feel Guilty, Tim Hansel includes this writing from Wilbur Reese entitled “$3.00 Worth of God.” I would like to buy $3 worth of God, please, not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but enough to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in the sunshine. … Continue reading »

What If … You Lived Out Unconditional Respect?

A little trick I learned in high school is to turn to the dictionary when I don’t know exactly where to begin writing. “Webster’s defines … as” was often used to start English Literature papers, and is going to be used to start this post as well. Webster’s defines respect (verb tense) as to hold … Continue reading »

What If … You Tried It Just For A Day

If you’ve been around my blog any time at all, you know that the 30 Day Wife and 30 Day Husband Encouragement Challenges have been important to me this year. I see marriages in crisis all around me, and this is my effort to help strengthen those marriages that haven’t gotten to the “Where do … Continue reading »

What If … Today It All Goes Right?

I had planned to post another day of one of the 30 Day Challenges today, but thought it was time for a break – and time to offer something to those of you who aren’t doing the challenges (see 30 Day Challenges in the sidebar if you are interested). I woke up in the middle … Continue reading »

What if … We Heeded the Warning Signal?

The first Wednesday of every month, like clockwork, a long shrill siren sounds near my house. Because I am usually in the house at noon when the siren blows, it usually takes a minute for it to register. But once it registers, my first thought is usually, “Is that a siren?” After that I look … Continue reading »

What if … We All Came With a Pause Button?

The true-life story in Reader’s Digest (March 2008, p. 50) goes like this: I recently married an Army officer. My seven-year-old daughter took one look at his uniform and, noticing the double bars of his captain’s insignia, asked, “Is that your Pause button?” It’s a very cute story, and it got me to thinking … … Continue reading »