Category: faith

  • Americana: Spiders vs. Me- Bathroom Battles and Facing Fear

    Americana: Spiders vs. Me- Bathroom Battles and Facing Fear

    Today I am writing about an experience I had this morning in the bathroom as I was preparing for work. I assume that your bathrooms are equipped like ours with nothing to kill a spider with other than toilet paper. We don’t have a fly swatter, shoes, sticks, etc. to face those mean little creepy…

  • Faith: An Attitude of Gratitude

    Faith: An Attitude of Gratitude

    Gratitude is a word used to express how thankful we are for the actions of others and the blessings in our lives. Our attitude is a choice that we make on a daily basis. As humans we often fall short of having a good attitude and being grateful for the many blessings we have been…

  • Winning in Life Attitude

    Winning in Life Attitude

    Do you have a winning attitude about life. What is your definition of winning? That all depends on your personal views, background and experience with winning and losing. As a long time career football, wrestling and softball coach I have had to look at winning from two perspectives. One of those being actual W’s and…

  • Faith: Good Dog or Bad Dog

    Faith: Good Dog or Bad Dog

    A friend once told me that I could be either a good dog or a bad dog. I wasn’t quite sure what she meant by that, because I thought I was a good dog already. After talking with her about it, she went on to explain that I was going through a spiritual awakening of…

  • Faith: Meeting God’s Expectations

    Faith: Meeting God’s Expectations

    In times of non-conforming to God’s words, we find ourselves as Christians at a cross roads of sort. Today we examine standing for good and Godly principles in our lives.

  • Sports: Talk is Cheap, Action Speaks

    Sports: Talk is Cheap, Action Speaks

    Talk Is Cheap, Action Speaks During my coaching career I have heard many inspirational sayings from coaches before games, during meetings and at coaching clinics.  A few of my favorites that stuck with me are “Don’t talk about it, be about it”, “Talks cheap, action speaks” and “Don’t tell me, show me”.  I have said…

  • The Love of God Through Our Beliefs, Actions and Attitudes

    The Love of God Through Our Beliefs, Actions and Attitudes

    In today’s reading the message was about Paul and his faithful servanthood to God and people. Because of his beliefs he was criticized, beaten, imprisoned and left alone. Through all of these terrible actions, Paul remained faithful, obedient and determined to be successful at his goal. Not earthy goals, but heavenly goals built to reach…

  • Travel: A Day in God’s Country- Molded Like Clay

    Quick story of our day in the mountains today. It brought me a better understanding of how God molds is like he did the mountains.

  • Faith: Torn Down and Built Back Up

    Faith: Torn Down and Built Back Up

    Torn Down and Built Back Up In my reading today I made note of how as a coach I work my wrestlers out to tear them down, so they will be built back up stronger, faster, and tougher.  They lift weights, run, practice moves and stretch to get in peak physical condition.  They do this…

  • Spirit Chronicle: Visited by Grandma Smith

    Spirit Chronicle: Visited by Grandma Smith

    Visited by Grandma Smith In 1999 when my oldest daughter was about five years old I got up one night to go to the bathroom.  As I walked down the hallway, I heard her talking to someone.  Children that age often have an imaginary friend to entertain themselves so I didn’t pay much attention to…

  • Daily Bread: Seeking God’s Grace

    Daily Bread: Seeking God’s Grace

    We have a huge pecan tree behind that house. That tree I would guess is atleast 200 years old. It is about ten feet around on the bottom and is very tall. It is where I go to talk to God and get back to nature. I can feel his presence with me when I…

  • Spirit Chronicles: Echoes of Mercy

    Spirit Chronicles: Echoes of Mercy

    Dream I had of Jesus on the cross and how his cries of agony and pain echoed across the valley for miles.