Mound Visits, 1/9/20

At 1:00 EST my wife, Sharon, will have surgery. She had breast cancer and a mastectomy 30 years ago and apparently this is a recurrence. The surgery will last about 2 1/2 hours. Your prayers for Sharon, the medical staff and a good recovery would be much appreciated. I usually don’t share personal things with […]

Mound Visits, 1/8/20

“Mark Twain said it best: ‘I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.’ Think about that for a moment. Fear is rooted in what may happen, something that does not even exist in reality. Yet how frequently we allow this emotion to consume our thoughts, ultimately deciding the […]

Mound Visits, 1/7/20

God’s love for us is not based on our performance. We want to grow in order to be more like Jesus (strong and compassionate). But, when we stumble, He still holds our hand to guide us and to get us on the right path. “The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights […]

Mound Visits, 1/6/20

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” (John Quincy Adams) “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.” ‭‭(Philippians‬ […]

Mound Visits, 1/1/20

Abraham Lincoln once said, “the best way to predict the future is to create it.” We don’t control everything in our lives, but God gives us many blank pages in the book that is known as “2020.” He also gives us a pen to fill those pages with dreams, goals and plans. I encourage you […]