Category: Open My Eyes

No two people experience life the same way. Even when encountering the same thing, such as a ball game or performance, each comes with a unique perspective and understanding. I love the way different views can complement each other before, during and after a pleasant experience. That is how good memories are made. Education, experience,…

I am not talking about night dreams, that series of thoughts, images and sensations during sleep. Although the Bible speaks of God using dreams to communicate, most of our dreams are a mashup of random brain firings. I am talking about those intriguing thoughts we all have of what we could do or be, cherished…

Everyone differs in abilities, talents and gifts, in kind, amount, and motivation. Think about it: ABILITY: competence in doing something; skill God has given each of you some special abilities; be sure to use them to help each other, passing on to others God’s many kinds of blessings. 1 Peter 4:10 Living Bible I have the…

We are all chosen. We are all blessed. We are all amazing. But we are not all alike. God, with His infinite imagination, created each of us to be one of a kind, with an endless variety of dreams, abilities, talents and experiences. Because, if two people are alike, it is said, one of them…

A candle is a small thing. But one candle can light another. And see how its own light increases, as a candle gives its flame to the other. You are such a light.  Moshe Davis Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness. Anne Frank Like a tiny candle in…

Many of us have had the playground experience of being chosen last or nearly last. What a blow to a child’s developing self-worth. The subtle message is “I-don’t-really-want-you-but-I-have-to-take-you-anyway-because-it’s-the-rules.” That hurt can last, coloring life with the pain. And it can’t be pretended away. But here is the good news. God chose you – first! You…

Matthew 5:3-9 The Message 3 “You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule. 4 “You’re blessed when you feel you’ve lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you. 5 “You’re blessed when…

There’s an amazing person I want to make sure you don’t miss truly meeting. The one and only glorious you that you look at each day in the mirror . . . full of the most interesting experiences, delightful quirks, honest hurt, inspiring resilience, hilarious family oddities, and absolutely astonishing reflections of our heavenly Father….

I don’t know your backstory. I don’t know much about your childhood or your journey up until now. But I do know this. You are alive because God wants you alive. You saw me before I was born.    Every day of my life was recorded in your book.Every moment was laid out    before a single day had…

SHOP! What happened? Just one day after a feast celebrating all we have been given, we charge into a buying frenzy for things we “want” or “need.” What changed? Our focus. Turns out that having enough isn’t enough. And sometimes “more” isn’t enough either. Anyone might think that Christmas is about stuff. But is it?…