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Remember the movie Galaxy Quest ? A wonderful parody of Star Trek starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Justin Long ... to name a few. I often use this motto when I'm in the throes of something worthwhile and fighting to see it through to the end. It has been my experience that Anything I've done that I felt was God's will in my life has always faced tremendous adversity and giving up is one thing I used to do. However, one year, Scott and I vacationed in Grand Lake, Colorado. It was June ... Early June. There was a constant chill in the air and we wanted to do a lot of hiking.  Well, hiking at 60 or 70 pounds overweight is tough. Add the altitude and perseverance is critical. But on this particular trip God gave me  a lesson in perseverance that I will always remember. We decided to climb a mountain the first day there. We must have hiked for a solid two hours and then decided to turn around. We got tired. It was so pretty all along the way. So mu

So yesterday was my Weight Watchers meeting. I was feeling pretty good about the week and was looking forward to my feedback. "Feedback" is my word for when I weigh in. My pants are really falling under the "clown pants" category now. Sagging everywhere. And a little long in the leg. (nice problem!) So, earlier this week I had a little spare time and went to my favorite store and purchased two new pairs of slacks. I have to hem them but here's the best part: I bought one size smaller!!!! Of course, it would be even better if we weren't victims of "vanity" sizing now but the pants felt great. Looked nice. It was a sweet reward. But, before that, I had an even better moment. Renewed Thinking Now, the best way to change one's habits and attitudes is to start with your thoughts. But to change thoughts with lousy outcomes you can't simply stop thinking in bad ways. There's a second step and that's to START thinking in better

Isn't this a peaceful setting where I can read, reflect, and restore? Yep. That's what Jesus said. He first said, "Peace I give to you." and then he stated it again but added the "My". This morning I was reading the book teaching on the 23rd Psalm. It is written by a man who used to be a shepherd. We were looking at the phrase "you annoint my head with oil." Now, it is allergy season here and my eyes are itchy, my nose is twitchy and sometimes I want to scratch my skin off. So, as the writer began to tell about fly season for the sheep I completely understood the torment of flies and parasites. Apparently sheep can get these nasty little critters so bad they even get in through their noses into their brains and drives them absolutely crazy. They'll run and rub and itch to the point where they'll bash into anything they think will remove the irritation. Sometimes this will result in even killing themselves. It must be aw

So, over the Labor Day weekend we had some great times with my mother-in-law (Pat) and my eldest son (AB). We invited Pat over for a sleep-over on Sunday so we could enjoy a full day with her. (Even though we only live 30 minutes apart we don't get together much.) AB hooked up with a buddy for frisbee golf that morning so Scott and I felt industrious and made breakfast for his mom. The menu consisted of biscuits and gravy, bacon, and scrambled eggs (light) with bell peppers and onions. We told AB to invite Eddie (his frisbee golf mate) since we knew they would be a bit hungry. I had ulterior motives, too, because I wanted to play frisbee golf, too ... on the Wii. It worked. Eddie joined us and after breakfast we played frisbee golf. It was a blast. But, that's just to set the context of this post. During breakfast we were visiting and for some reason I started reminiscing about AB while he was growing up. Funny - I can't even recall right now what it was I sai