Mark 3:22 When someone gets a medical diagnosis that involves the possibility of major life changes or possible death, many people go get a second opinion. I had a second opinion concerning a medical issue a couple of years ago. The first doctor I saw recommended, even pushed for, a particular procedure. It wasContinue reading “A Second Opinion”
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Self Care
Mark 3:20-21 Has your life ever gotten out of balance? If you have children, I can almost guarantee that sleep has been lost, exhaustion has set in, and words have been spoken that shouldn’t have been spoken. It can be hard in our fragmented world to get those moments of support that are neededContinue reading “Self Care”
Family!
Mark 3:20-35 Sometimes people just don’t understand you. It is not that they don’t speak the same language. That would be easy to absorb. But sometimes they don’t get you. They don’t understand what motivates you, what really matters to you, the things you would die for. We expect outsiders to not get us,Continue reading “Family!”
Nicknames
Mark 3:16-19 Do you have a nickname? Many of us as we grew up picked up a name or names that were thrown our direction by someone and for some reason they stuck. Often they are shortened forms of our name. Sometimes they represent a particular moment in time or an attribute of ourContinue reading “Nicknames”
With Him
Mark 3:14-15 Being “with” someone in high school has a certain meaning. It usually meant that the two of you were a couple. It often meant that you spent time together, walking the halls, hanging out during and after school. In my day it meant holding hands and kissing. Unfortunately, today it can meanContinue reading “With Him”
And Then There Were Twelve
Mark 3:13-19 If you could pick a group of friends to bring on an all expense paid vacation to a destination of your choosing, who would you pick? Let’s make the vacation three months long. Does that make a difference in who you would invite? Would the group change if you were going toContinue reading “And Then There Were Twelve”
PR Firm
Mark 3:10-12 Have you ever had to hire a Public Relations firm to speak on your behalf? What kind of person would you want to represent you? Are there things you would not the person to be like? Are there any positive traits you would like them to have? What you might not knowContinue reading “PR Firm”
The “What If’s” of Life
Mark 3:8-9 How much should we plan in life? How flexible do we need to be? To answer this simply, both planning and flexibility are needed. How much of each do you need in your life to feel comfortable? To accomplish all the tasks in your life? To manage the unexpected? It can beContinue reading “The “What If’s” of Life”
Relax
Mark 3:7 Do you have a special place where you go to relax? It might be a vacation spot, or maybe a corner chair with a book. Far too often we don’t have a place where we really relax. The once a year vacation, or the weekend away does not make up for theContinue reading “Relax”
Too Much
Mark 3:7-12 There is a cost to being famous. We see it every day in the tabloid in the checkout lines. Famous people caught without their makeup, going through relationship problems, abducted by aliens, talking to dead people. The list could go on and on. When you are famous, your life becomes fair gameContinue reading “Too Much”
The Arnold Journey 