A philosophy of mine: Being faithful requires that if you fail to do the thing you can always come back to it again and again, get back on the beam and move forward from there. Being obedient is a one time only kinda thing, you…
The Emerging Man Chronicles: 2016 August The End of Two Era's
Success has to take a back seat this post. August saw the end of of two era’s for our family. One, we had to put our dog Koda down. The large cancerous tumors were to much for her. She started with one and we had…
The Emerging Man Chronicles: 2016 July "They are called... good deed doers!"
July 2016, Independence Day, Very, Very Consistent and Payment for being consistent… Hornets! Bald Face hornets to be exact. During the warm months I walk Gibson about 4 miles a night around town and we utilize our county fairgrounds for training. It is a nice…
The Emerging Man Chronicles: 2016 June Persistent and Consistent
Up @ 4:15 a.m. consistently. Other consistencies… exercise, Pray, reading Psalm’s, having breakfast. To practice being faithful I used making coffee in the morning as the yardstick. Funny how when you purposefully commit to doing something how when you miss doing it it is quite…
The Emerging Man Chronicles: 2016 May Starting To Get Some Traction
Now I remember why I don’t pay attention to many quippy, quoty, quotes. Calendar quote: “Laughter is the closest distance between two people.” What?!? Aaany way, here’s May 2016. This was a very successful month, as far as making calendar notes. Filled the whole month…
The Emerging Man Chronicles: 2016 April How long does it take to create a habit?
What I have discovered is you need to define what ‘habit’ means first. Calendar quote: “Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude. Merriam – Webster a :Â a behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition or physiologic exposure that shows itself in regularity or…
The Emerging Man Chronicles: 2016 March When you enter His Presence . . . . .
Before I get too far ahead of myself I would like to say what the overriding Goal for the year was. I wanted to follow in my big brother Jesus’s foot steps. Like I did when I was a kid with my older brother Tony.…
The Emerging Man Chronicles: 2016 February Good Thing it's a Short Month
When you research jumping rope the only thing better for you is swimming. One guy had a jump rope, work out, centered around 1950’s music. He had a ‘tempo’ work out for each song that you had to do for the whole 3 minute song.…
The Emerging Man Chronicles: 2016 January, A Year in Review Change Your Mind
Daniel Chapter 9 “3Â So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes. 23Â As soon as you began to pray, a word went out,” As soon as you change your mind God is…
Post It Note: Spurgeon Expounds Habits, Discipline and Excuses
Reading Psalm 78; it references turning back. The Spurgeon Archives Charles Spurgeon on turning back. A few short excerpts. “To throw away the time of conflict is to throw away the crown. Oh simple heart! Oh silly heart! To be afraid of suffering! You are, in…