Good morning and happy Thursday. So you wanna know how to impact a life? How to help someone see that everything is going to be ok? Be a part of theirs. Stop being afraid of what people will think of you because of what you've done or where you've been. You never know who is watching you from in the world or from your Facebook.  I think a lot about the stories of Jesus and when He heals someone or some other miracle, what the people around in the crowd are thinking and how many lives changed because of what they saw. Then I think more about the no good sorry people that He hung out with, Zacchaeus for instance. He was not liked among the people. Jesus was very intentional though about having dinner with him and staying at his house. Why? Why this guy? Jesus was setting an example to us that we have to go and be available to all His people. I wonder how many thought Jesus was a good guy then? Well we know the top dogs didn't like it, but that was because they were being shown they needed to get a little dirty to get the job done. They were too pious for that. But some where in the crowd some one didn't listen to the rhetoric but saw what Jesus was about. This person made a difference in others by what he learned from our Lord and Savior. You won't read about him and we don't know who it is, but there are some Christ followers in Heaven because of what he learned and imitated from Jesus. His ministry was a short three years and there are a few really good stories and lessons about lives changed, but there are probably a million other stories untold about others the same way. We are the other stories of life. We are the ones that need to be out getting dirty for others. Living with intent for our Lord so that everyone sees Him alive today. Be an untold story to some one today. I promise they will tell someone what happened to them, only God will get the credit. In love always. <>< 

Good morning and happy Wednesday. I hope you had a great Christmas and end of year eve and waking to a great new year ahead of you. It's been two weeks and a day since the last post here. Time sure does fly. It seems like only a few days. That bothers me that that much time can go by and it not seem like much. Lets me know how it's possible to slip away from God and not really realize I've been gone. A Sunday here, a Bible study there and well it hasn't been too long since I got together with God. I missed it and felt a little ashamed of myself too. My reason was mostly not to bother folks in the morning during their time off for the holidays. You know, what if there was someone needing to hear something one of those days? I know my days didn't start off as well as they usually did because of my lack of time spent with Him in the morning. Oh I spent some but not as much. Thought really hard about the fact of just making it a long vacation for all of us. God said no and that's that. Now as my job change begins to take place it will change some as my hours of work will kinda dictate when things get sent and stuff. But what I take from all of this is the fact, no matter what, my time with God and people has to be a part of my life all the time and the best way will be to start the day with Him. And, well, you may wan to put your phone on silent till you get up in the morning if you get this by text. I've made my resolution known to God so He can keep me convicted this year as it goes by so fast. Stay in touch with God daily. Don't let time pass without noticing its passing. Don't let a moment go without noticing it. Thank God for each one. In love always. <><