July 2011
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Jesus didn’t say to find disciples. He said to make disciples.
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April 2011
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[How to have a FIYA Marriage] Secret #19 All the...
God is an accountant. Things always add up.
He calls it you reap what you sow.
But you don’t sow trees, you sow seeds. Little tiny seeds that end up becoming big oak trees. I officiated a wedding under the Spanish Moss of some City Park Oaks this past weekend. Impressive trees. But all those trees which have stood the test of storms like Hurricane Katrina started out as tiny little...
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Acceptance: This is my adventure. This is the life I chose. I will stay on this...
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Hugh Macleod
[How to have a Fiya Marriage] Secret # 58 Keep...
Marriage is for a lifetime. Raising children is for a season.
I repeat.
Marriage is for a lifetime. Raising children is for a season.
I noticed a pattern in my late teens and have seen the trend continue into my adult years. Many parents of my friends were getting separated and divorced when their last child would hit their mid-teens.
I understood why after Dana and I married and had our...
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[How to have a Fiya Marriage] Secret #41 Set the...
There is no magic fairy who is going to show up and tell you what needs to be done in your marriage.
You’ve got to set the agenda. You and your spouse are the CEO’s of your marriage, therefore its up to you to determine the NEXT STEPS that you need to take.
“The job of the CEO isn’t to check things off the agenda. Her job is to set the agenda, to figure out...
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[How to have a Fiya Marriage] Secret #84 Quit...
Marriage is for adults, therefore when we act like children it is impossible to make a marriage work. When people act immature around us or if our children start whining we just tell them to “Quit being a Tuht (rhymes with foot).” This is when our kids throw temper tantrums or complain their brother hit them or begin to threaten to take their ball and go home. Now this kind of...
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[How to have a Fiya Marriage] Secret #22 Don't...
You would think this would go without saying, but often times those are the things which need to be verbalized.
Its never works out to criticize your spouse publicly. Especially in front of your In-Laws.
When you find yourself at a function or an event or a gathering - and your spouse does something you deem ‘criticism worthy’ - simply take a mental snapshot and place it on the...
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[How to have a fiya marriage] Secret #72 - Don't...
A Little saying my Dad used to reference from Alcoholics Anonymous was “You are only as sick as your secrets.”
I know in a marriage this is definitely the truth. See - here’s the deal. The truth always comes out. That’s why I think the scariest verse in the bible is
Luke 12:3 - Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you...
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Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny.
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Frank McKinney Hubbard, American Humorist, b.1868 - d.1930
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Teaching on How to find Peace in Life at Celebration Church on January 28th
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A certain amount of opposition is a great help to man. Kites rise against, not...
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John Neal, b. 1793 - American Writer, Lawyer, Literary Critic
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[How to have a fiya marriage] Secret #35 - Ask the...
Ask the hard questions.
Am I wrong?
Am I being selfish?
Am I being prideful?
How can I change me?
What could I do differently today?
Am I allowing less important things to take my focus?
Do I treat my marriage like its important?
If this was a business, would it be bankrupt?
When was the last time I was spontaneous?
How is my attitude
Always remember. The only person you can change is...
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What deux yeux have teux deux teuxday? →
Great web based to-do list software. Helps keep track of what is getting done. I’m using it now and the iphone app is a seamless integration.
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The most effective solution to see things differently than other people is to...
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Dr. Gregory Berns, Professor of Neuroeconomics at Emory University (pssst…he’s the one playing the electric)
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Vitor Belfort - I Am Second →
I was sharing a conference call and a guy named John Groom referenced meeting Vitor and his Pastor in Brazil. Phone call reminded me of this video.
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God doesn’t want to make bad people good, He wants to make dead people...
– Manley Miller