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  • Dry and Wet Seasons

    I have been a little dry lately. I don’t know if it is a lack of focus, a drought of motivation/inspiration, the pressures of life, or just a season, but there has been a wall between what I have wanted… Continue reading

  • Your Concept of God

    Brennan Manning, who God uses to speak to my heart as few others makes this bold statement, "You’re only going to be as big as your concept of God." He poses a searching question about a heavenly encounter with Jesus… Continue reading

  • Optimism

    Are you optimistic? The Online Etymology Dictionary is my friend, confirming my quasi-informed suspicions about words and their origins such as "optimism." When I say I am optimistic, I want to know that what I think I mean is what… Continue reading

  • Too Blessed?

    I was coming out of the parking lot after the Fresno Business Forum today when an SUV swung around to my left in a one-way-the-other-way lane to negotiate a left turn in front of me. The driver then accelerated in… Continue reading

  • Tomorrow = Big Day and Other Stuff

    Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 23, is a big day for the Sims family and your prayers will be appreciated. We will be having our home inspected and will be interviewed for the purpose of having our grandchildren placed in our care.… Continue reading

  • A Dose of Jim Rohn

    Jim Rohn says that some things are out of our reach until we develop ourselves. He says we have to stand on the books we read. Here is another quote from Jim: "Success is something you attract by the person… Continue reading

  • Stay the Course

    Staying the course is an effort. Without the effort, there is no movement because the course does not drag us through. We must take steps and those steps are sometimes on uneven ground and along winding paths with ascents and… Continue reading

  • Winning in a Time of Foreclosures

    Foreclosure filings nearly double LOS ANGELES (AP) Foreclosure filings across the U.S. nearly doubled last month compared with September 2006, as financially strapped homeowners already behind on mortgage payments defaulted on their loans or came closer to losing their homes… Continue reading

  • Are You Having Trouble Believing?

    Are your feet slipping on the mountain? Do you feel you are losing your balance? Is there a glass ceiling above your head or in your imagination that is preventing your ascent into the heights that you desire to climb?… Continue reading

  • You Can Do It … Again

    It may have been a while since I or anyone else has told you, but you really can do it. You have all the potential in the world. You have a God who loves you and a dream that He… Continue reading