Living Real

Tuesday I asked the creative people I know what they thought might happen when the surgical pin in my toe was removed.  I suggested that my toe might come off or that the pin might not come out. Others shared these thoughts: Your toe stretches and is longer than the rest. (My friend Dianne.) All [...]

Somehow I managed the feat of never having an injury that required the use of crutches over the span of my 49 years. Was I just that careful? Possibly. There was that time when I had a four-wheeler wreck that I probably should have had some, but I was skipping school at the time and [...]

Today, God had me out of my comfort zone. Seriously so. Not only did he have me at a yard-sale type event, where my OCD really flares up, He had me out in the heat & humidity. To top that, He had me talking to people. I usually talk to people from the safety of [...]

I’ve held my tongue, but no longer. I simply have to brag about my daughter-in-law. A couple years ago, she was in training to take over one of the local Sonic stores as an owner. (As if that’s not enough to be proud of!) While at one of the stores in Knoxville late one night, [...]

Did you stop on this page because of that title? Did the words resonate within you or make you angry? AWESOME! At least you’re thinking now. I have to tell you the truth, though, I will not advocate the cessation of aid to Haiti. Simply because of the facts shown in this video: Let’s recap [...]

An excellent post today by Perry Noble tells us how to pray for our pastors. I encourage everyone to read it and pay heed. In a nutshell, and without the explanations, the list is simple. Pray for your pastor’s: Walk with God Integrity Marriage Sanity Health I encourage you to go and read the entire [...]

What does it mean to “hold someone accountable”? Last year at Catalyst ’08, I listened to Jud Wilhite and Mike Foster, authors of Deadly Viper Character Assassins talk about accountability. They talked about it being a matter of having the other’s back, not judging. What they talked about was as men traveling alone on trips for conventions and such — the [...]

I met Josh under a bridge in Knoxville last month. He walked up to the place where our students (The ConneXion) were grilling and serving plates of hamburgers with chips and a dessert.  His left eye was red and the bruising was already beginning to show. He was shirtless, wearing denim shorts that were too [...]

Isn't it funny what you're willing to give when you know your daddy will take care of you?  Yeah. What are YOU willing to give?

If you are a woman and you find yourself to be completely happy and utterly successful, don’t bother with this book. However, if you aren’t quite as happy as you’d like and you don’t really consider yourself to be successful, you might think about reading, Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham. Women have lived [...]

I lost a friend yesterday. Not in the way I’ve talked about before, but to an ugly killer known as cancer. Maryanne Tyson was a beautiful woman. Sparkling blue eyes that showed love and hope and a bit of mischief, too. Her heart was huge. She would listen to your woes, your foibles and your [...]

Could there have been a better time for Max Lucado to write this book — in a time when seemingly everything we know and believe is changing? Looking at several storms in the lives of Jesus and His disciples, Max draws parallels to our own fears, counteracting our natural response with the words of the [...]