There was an incident in a grocery store that brings today’s title to mind.
A husband and wife were shopping together.
The wife selected a box of donuts and placed it in their shopping cart.
Her husband took the box and placed it back on the shelf.
She said, “If we took the donuts home, he would have complained all day.”
I have always believed marriage is a lifelong courtship.
And should be conducted as such!
Do you agree?
Are you focused on the values you believe In?
Do you teach them to your kids?
We often get distracted with the minor issues of today.
This are the result of poor time management.
When we look back on our lives, will we have been the person we wanted to be?
Will those who follow want to live by our example?
Are you honest and do you tell the truth?
Do you keep your promises?
Do you reach out to help others in need?
What are the values you live by?
Many people do.
And it is predictable and annoying.
I guess it satisfies a need they have.
A need to be right or to be in control.
It’s kind of like they are the teacher and we are the student.
So, how should you converse with such a person?
You can either challenge their premise or let them continue to have the last word.
I think you must decide based upon the importance of the relationship.
If the relationship is important, I don’t challenge them because it seems to satisfy a need they have.
You decide!
(John Kennedy)
I must begin with our parents.
They were very dedicated to accepting the responsibilities of parenting.
They lived by the values they passed on to us.
Spouses also are owed a debt of gratitude for the impact that have had on us.
My spouse of 62 years has made major impressions on me.
I have often told her the difference she has made in my life.
As the President said, “It’s not enough to be grateful for the difference someone made in our life.”
We must tell them!
If not today, when?
The biggest thing you can control are your emotions.
This is imperative because you must address issues clearly.
Make a list of decisions you have been putting off.
Which of these decisions will give you greater peace of mind?
Are the relationships in your life in order or are improvements needed?
Have you taken proper care of your physical health?
Which financial corrections must be made?
Do you have a spiritual life?
If the above questions are answered to the best of your ability, that’s all you can do!
Our Grandaughter and her husband lost Juno who was an Italian Mastiff at 3AM this morning!
They traveled and arrived in time to visit Juno before she passed away.
Her owners said that she possessed three dominant qualities:
She was strong!
She was majestic!
She was a stoic!
We wish a sincere THANK YOU to Juno for all the good times.
What Rev. Melissa Wagner experienced with her shrinking congregation is arguably the most urgent challenge facing churches across America.
Experts project an estimated 100,000 churches in the US will close or be repurposed over the next decade.
Many churches will be unable to escape this “tsunami” of closings.
Despite churches’ struggles, Christianity remains the dominant religion in America.
It’s woven into the fabric of American history as well as the nation’s political and civic culture.
About 62% of adults in the US identify as Christian, and an estimated 30% of Americans — about 100 million people — still attend church every week.
Growth in the number of Catholics, however, is driven by Hispanics who now make up 1/3 of U.S. Catholics.
Artificial intelligence is changing the world, and the humans in it, in ways we don’t yet understand.
People are increasingly worried that if we rely on chatbots for thinking, our brains will become slower and less engaged.
Is A.I. making us stupider? Scientists, too, want to know.
A team of researchers from the University of California, Irvine, and the education company McGraw Hill examined a decade of data from a popular online learning tool by McGraw Hill,
Across millions of math sessions by a group that ranged from fifth graders to college students, the researchers compared performance from before 2022, when ChatGPT first came out, with the work that followed its arrival.
The students were given proctored tests away from their computers, their results were worse than they had been before A.I.
There’s really nothing like it!
Surely, you remember your youth spent riding a bike anywhere you wanted to go.
The wind in your face.
The feeling of complete freedom.
I rceived a Schwinn bicycle one year for Christmas.
I had so much fun riding it for many years.
The Schwinn Bicycle company is still selling bikes.
I’m too old to ride a bike now.
But, you may be young enough.
Just a thought!
You can reduce the stress in your life by reducing the endless cycle of wanting.
Can you be content with what you already have?
Modest tastes makes daily decisions simpler and saves money.
There are lessons to be learned from people who start the day by being thankful.
They find contentment each day by looking for the smallest positive happenings.
It could be today’s weather or something new for breakfast.
Look at the billionaires.
They are constantly driven by the need to be richer than someone else.
They will NEVER find true happiness.
Be content with the simple things!
If not today, when?
