Self-Talk — Loving the enemy within

Before I go any further into a discussion about the enemies I must deal with as I look at this major social event for my daughter and I (see blog September 29, 2008); I want to stop and just talk about the voices we hear inside our heads. Now, I am not talking about [...]

Getting to Know the Enemy

As I walked to work this morning I was thinking back over my last blog entry (www.timelytidbits.wordpress.com/2008/09/28/preparing-for-battle). I had shared that in the next few weeks I will be facing one of those moments that we all have from time-to-time — forced to be with people we don’t want to all wrapped up in [...]

Preparing for Battle

First off let me apologize for not having written for about a week.  Trust me I have tried but everything I have put down went no where.  I finally realized today that my creative juices were blocked because I have avoided thinking about something that I just recently realized is bothering me.  I have an [...]

Wandering in the Desert

Scripture – the Bible – is not a neutral book.  This I have known and celebrated for a very long time.  Within it holds the secrets of life if we but take the time to look, read, pray, give it serious consideration and (and this is the secret) incorporate its teachings into our lives.  There [...]

A Lesson on Dating

As I have written in past blogs, when a topic of conversation comes up three times by three different individual in the course of one day I pay attention.  I believe its a way for God to get my attention and challenge me to be aware of something.  Ok.  so I’m aware.  The challenge often is to [...]

Rest

Even to the causual, one look at my life you can see it is full.  Between a full time ministry position (which can consume up to 50-60 hours of my average week); working hard with my business partner to bring to life this wonderfully innovative and powerful ministry called STATIC Solutions; raising a teenage daughter [...]

Love

Brothers and sisters:
Strive eagerly for the greatest spiritual gifts.
But I shall show you a still more excellent way.
If I speak in human and angelic tongues
but do not have love,
I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal.
And if I have the gift of prophecy
and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge;
if I have all faith so [...]

Walking to Work

It is said: “Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it.” Well, I am now one who can testify to the reality of this statement. I have often thought that living close enough to walk to work each morning would be a great way to start and end my day. Having exercise [...]

Seeing Clearly

I love my faith!  I love being Catholic!  Like any personal relationship there are struggles to overcome and perceptions to deal with; the need for forgiveness and the need to challenge… but I love my faith and today is a perfect example of why.  As Catholics the readings that we hear and reflect on each [...]

Stop, In the Name of Love

There is a friend of mine who is constantly challenging me to leave my dark side, my Eeyore, and move to the light.  As I have explained in past blogs I have had a tendency to be very negative about life, love and relationships and am working on dealing with those negative attitudes and judgements.  [...]