Author Archives: Larry

BE THANKFUL FOR THE THINGS THAT CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE

A few years ago, I had a series of events happen that changed my life, and my perspective.  In August 2013, I had the first of several life threatening episodes.  Over the next year, I would be admitted into the hospital several times with symptoms similar to someone that was suffering from sepsis.  The first time that I was taken to the hospital, was by far the worst.  The doctors told my wife if she had waited in longer to bring me in, there is no way I would have survived.  With each incident, I was admitted into ICU, and remained there for several days.  Each time I was fighting for my life as my internal organs were shutting down, by blood pressure had dropped to unsafe levels, my potassium was too high, my heart rate was too fast, and so much more.  With all these symptoms, the doctors never found a source of infection in my body. Continue reading →

GRATEFUL ENOUGH TO SHARE

“If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.”

― W. Clement Stone

I believe, if you have a healthy sense of gratitude in your life, you are less selfish, less greedy, and less likely to be a taker. We know from the Bible that it is “more blessed to give than receive.” But to an immature person, receiving is way better than giving. When you receive a gift, you get something tangible to appreciate. When you give a gift, you walk away with nothing to admire. Continue reading →

A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Heavenly Father,

There are times when I want more money, a newer car, a bigger house, and so many other things that money can buy.

I admit that I feel cheated sometimes.  I work hard and live right, but don’t seem to have as much as others.

But when I stop, and put things in perspective, I realize that I have so much, that money cannot buy.  Continue reading →

BE GRATEFUL FOR TODAY

I am sure you have heard the old adage, “you are not promised tomorrow.”  But, how often have you actually heeded those words?  How many times have you started your day with the idea, that today, might be the last day of your life.

Most of us do not.  We just assume that today, is like all the other days that have passed.  We have always lived, and we continue to live, and we look into the future, as if, there will be a tomorrow. Continue reading →

MOMENTS OF CLARITY

There are times in your life when things suddenly make sense. You see that relationship clearly, you know which job to pursue, you and your spouse actually know where you want to go eat that evening. Ok, the last one is a joke, but you get the idea. We call them epiphanies, revelations, or moments of clarity. We cherish those moments.

I believe the reason these moments stick out in our minds is, for the most part life is not so clear. In fact, life can be frustrating, overwhelming, and confusing. Stress, busy schedules, and mixed up priorities complicate our modern society. We have so much competing for our time and attention. Sometimes my life feels like a car on cruise control, but the speed is set way above the limit. Continue reading →