The National Day of Prayer has been recognised for the past 62 years. It is an opportunity for us to declare corporately as believers our dependence on God. On this National Day of Prayer, the National Day of Prayer committee (see www.nationaldayofprayer.org) suggests we prayer for 7 areas of focus within our nation and ask [...]
Have you ever been to a parade, only to get shuffled to the back of the crowd, and then had a hard time seeing what was passing by? What did you do? Stand on your toes, maybe, or try to find higher ground perhaps? Maybe find someone's shoulders to climb up on? Have you ever [...]
This is going to be an exciting year for our family as one of my neices is going to be married at the end of the year! She's the first of the "next generation" in our family to get married. We are all very excited for her and the wonderful young man she is engaged [...]
My husband, Ron, has a sweet little 6-year-old granddaughter, Aurora, who lives with her daddy, Ron's son, about 4 hours from us. We don't get to see Aurora as often as we would like because of the distance. She is shy and, at least for now, won't get on the phone nor Skype to chat. [...]
I received the following recently from a friend. It is a great reminder as we are in prayer leading up to Election Day, and certainly beyond, too: “I have a prayer request. There’s a lady I’ve know forever. She’s very sick. On top of that, she’s being abused by those to whom she has [...]
A number of years ago, my husband, Ron, was in the midst of negotiating a large contract with a certain client. The negotiations had reached a particularly delicate, challenging stage during which time the client requested their executives join Ron on a conference call to discuss several issues. Ron knew it might be a difficult [...]
"Baseball begins and ends at home. Home is where the batter begins his pilgrimage, his journey around the bases in search of success. It is to home that he returns in triumph." - From Parables from the Diamond by P. Christopher & G. Dromgoole Whether you are an avid baseball fan or just [...]
I hope the article on Direct Sales Priorities that Produce was helpful as you begin planning your fall calendar. Without priorities, we are just wandering aimlessly – being very busy, but not knowing what we are being busy about or why. Family and business priorities are important to establish, honor and protect. Your personal [...]
