Few of us like to be called “bird-brained,” but there are some wonderful insights one can gather observing our lovely avian friends. Birds fly three different ways: Flap [small birds have to constantly flap to stay airborne, and can only go short distances due to fatigue] Glide [some birds can flap up to a certain…
“Most things I worry about never happen anyway.” ~Tom Petty I recently read an anecdote about a wise farmer who had tended his farm for many years. One day his horse unexpectedly ran away into the mountains. Upon hearing the news, the farmer’s neighbors came to visit. “How terrible,” they told him. “We’ll see,” the…
Earlier today I was listening to music on youtube and turned on Francesca Battistelli’s song “When the Crazy Kicks In” with my roommate, and we got on the topic of crazy lives and everything while watching the video. My roommate told me “your life is nothing like a mothers”, this statement is true, but I…
“Spouting off before listening to the facts is both shameful and foolish.” Prov 18:13 Surely none of us has ever experienced someone answering a matter before he or she hears it out… Were that true, surely none of us has been on social media, at a college, or have dealt with humans at all! Some…
A Mother’s Motivation By Heidi Braun It was semi-dark in the living room with the blinds cracked half open. What time of day it was, nobody could tell or perhaps even care. A state of subdued silence had overcome the place, since no one felt much like talking. Maybe they were watching a movie to…
Sometimes folks can land in polarized camps of thought when it comes to how much effort we should put forth in our endeavors to shape favorable outcomes in circumstances in our lives. Some folks think we should totally put things in God’s hands and say that since He’s in control, He will take care of…
Anyone who knows me well will tell you that I have the occasional habit of using “BIG” words in conversation but completely out of context! This has left me blushed and embarrassed more than a few times. The problem was that I would hear others using these words, like the way they sounded (smart or…
Some people like to talk. You might know of some people that enjoy hearing the sound of their own voice. You might even be one of them! I am in danger of being one of those people. In a group setting, I can’t handle silence and will just fill the awkward pause with words –…
Do you remember when the iPhone 6 came out? Remember how much better it was than the iPhone 5? Not long after, the iPhone 7 came out, and all those happy iPhone 6 users became dissatisfied with their current phones and had to upgrade. They thought that somehow their happiness would increase with this new…
In life, sometimes people will do something wrong. (Spoiler alert: humans are human!) We have all at times most likely been on both sides of this and have experienced the guilt of own wrongdoing and also the frustration or shock when dealing with the actions of others. So what do you do when you catch…