Humility I hope you are not reading this devotional just to find a way how to get rich quick. If so, save your two minutes and apply them elsewhere. The American Dream has attracted many to reach for the upper rung of the ladder, financially. Few attain it, and most through very hard work, intelligent […]
Hardworking My early years as a young boy living on the farm in Tennessee that my grandfather managed right after the Great Depression, I observed the work ethic of all my family. They truly believed that if you were not willing to work and carry your load, you didn’t deserve the basic benefit of food. […]
Adventure Have you ever been on an excursion, maybe a cruise or safari, not having ever seen what you are experiencing each day? Most are magical, some even breathtaking. Man has always been given to explore the unknown, the not yet seen. Ask the founding fathers of America, those astronauts going into space, or the […]
What if? There is a child’s game called ‘What if?’. Many of you may have played it sometime in your life, or something similar. The object is for someone, probably an adult, to pose situations to a child that they may face in real life. One might be—‘what if you successfully climbed a tree, but […]
The magic message It’s never too early, or too late for that matter. But, the earlier the better. Some things you as a dad should possibly wait to train or share with your children. This is not one of them! It’s a life-changer for the recipient and for those who will be impacted by them […]
Proverbs 29:18 “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” “If your family does not find themselves in a great story, they will be captured by a lesser one.” Jeremy Pryor – Family Revision Fathers, What does a man do when he’s stuck at home with no sports to watch and there are little minions […]
Power lifting The older I get the less weight I can lift. Never was a ‘strong man’. I lift weights now to keep my muscles toned, what there is left of them. And I sure never could lift huge weights over my head. Some guys at the gym amaze me doing the power lifting. And […]
Keeping watch Having grown up in my early years in Tennessee on my granddad’s farm, I often heard the expression, ‘who’s tending the store, ‘who’s tending to the feeding of the livestock,’ who’s tending to this or that?’. What they were meaning is, ‘who’s taking care of whatever, or who’s watching over things’? One of the most significant […]
Compassion Jesus is addressing the disciples and the Pharisees concerning his statement that the Son of Man had the power to forgive sins, as well as heal. Controversy broke out. The Lord was showing mercy, compassion, love to the paralytic. He was not preaching the word to him, but simply healed him. Grace and the […]
You are strong Dear Daddy…I am ten now and sorta grown up. I have a lot of things I have been wanting to tell you. So, I used Mom’s computer and typed this ‘cause my writing is not the best. She helped with my spelling and printed it for me. And she said you would […]