Month: January 2016

The last team I worked with had a daily 8 am call.  This call’s main purpose was to outline the work accomplished yesterday and to plan the work for today. However, as you can imagine an 8 am call, every day could begin to become quite tedious.

To help overcome the monotony, I would always try to lighten the mood on Friday with the Friday song.  It was usually a simple ‘Fri-Day, Fri-Day, Fri-Day’ chant as the call got started or when I joined.  I thought it was pretty remarkable how this changed the mood and created a sense of comradery on the team.  As time passed others on the team would actually start the chant.

I don’t work with that team anymore, but even now, sometimes on a Friday I will reach out to the team with a Skype message to remind them of the day!

So, today, celebrate a little with your co-workers as you head into the weekend, after all, it is a part of God’s gift to us!

…that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is God’s gift to man.  Ecclesiastes 3:13 ESV

Sometimes the best thoughts are the simplest ones, like the ones found in this Nursery Rhyme:

I’m glad the sky is painted blue,
And earth is painted green,
With such a lot of nice fresh air
All sandwiched in between

Ahh, so simple,  so nice. Enjoy the day that has been provided today and be glad!

Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;

let the sea resound, and all that is in it.

Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;

let all the trees of the forest sing for joy. Psalms 96:11-12

Well, the Powerball has taken off to incredible heights.  Everybody is looking for a chance to have ‘everything’ they need.

I think it was fitting that I saw this post on Instagram last night.

https://instagram.com/p/BAYJg8VuxIJ/

When you play, and win, do great things.  If you don’t play or you don’t win, do great things with what you have.  It will all come back to you in some form or fashion.

A long time ago Moses told the Isrealites something that I often think today’s followers of the Christ might should consider with more zeal. During the departure from Egypt he said this 

 “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.””

‭‭Exodus‬ ‭14:14‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Wow!  I mean how often do we feel it’s our obligation to fight for ourselves.   This is a tough one to determine how to put into practice.  Especially those raised in pull youself up bootstraps America.  

This is something all of use should spend some time considering on this lovely Friday!