Stuff We Talk About

Although my mother went home to be with the Lord, she told me something years ago that I will never forget. I want to pass on the same...

We see orange barrels everyday on the roads and highways. They provide navigation signals, alerts, and directions. They may also signify a host of traffic related nuances. For sure, we steer around them. Mostly, we slow down. Maybe, it’s danger ahead - construction work, pavement disasters, or something concerning. The orange barrels warn us beforehand. Their bright orange and white colors are visibly noticeable. We cannot miss them! Changing the course, what about th

By Vernalee A watched pot never boils means that “time seems to move more slowly when one is anticipating something or waiting for something to occur. Further when something takes time to do, it doesn’t help to constantly check on it. You just have to give it time.“ Because of our anxiousness coupled with the waiting game - (waiting for something to happen), it can feel like it’s taking forever. We have to just let it be ...particularly those things that we cannot control. W

By Vernalee This morning, just sit back and go to church on line listening to the amazing harmonies of The Williams Brothers and Stevie Wonder. Praising God in song is also a critical component of our worship. Ps 95:1 tells us - "Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!" Thank you Lord for giving me this opportunity to worship your Holy Name. Happy Sunday and Blessings.

By Vernalee “Your time will come; you will eventually come into your own.” Destiny, luck, training, education, generational wisdom, prayer, preparation, planning ... in addition to a few other factors will determine where we land. Eventually, everyone can succeed at something! Good things will come your way. That is what we optimists believe, think, and feel. Sure, there will be those individuals who do not wish you well; those who are filled with envy, jealousy, and spite.

By Vernalee The interpretation of this statement is as follows: "There are those who would consider this as smartness on the part of the zebra. But that's because those people are not paying attention to the catch word "actually". It means the zebra tells the black horse, "I was lying to the white horse. I'm black". Imagine someone dealing with you and presenting a certain front or personality to you and then meets with another person and presenting an opposite personality. H

By Vernalee There he goes! No, it isn’t Mighty Mouse flying and singing, “Here I come to save the day!” The vision is clearly Underdog! Remember him! For those who need a refresher, Underdog was the humble/lovable superhero who was Shoeshine Boy’s alter ego. He always changed into his superhero suit in a phone booth, which would explode afterwards. In general, Underdogs are the persons that no one expects to be victorious. They normally have little status. The Underdog is

Pictured - Boiled Potatoes and Eggs- It’s Amazing: “Water softens one and hardens the other. “ By Vernalee The saying, The Same Water that softens the potato hardens the egg is a proverb that highlights “ how different individuals or situations can respond in vastly different ways to the same external forces or circumstances. One’s internal composition or character determines the outcome, not the external pressure itself.” Like the egg, some people may harden (or become stro

By Vernalee “When people are set in their ways,” you can try, but it’s an extremely difficult, if not an impossible task to get them to break their habits or change their course of action. As you push, they pull. Their stubbornness can easily challenge progressive outcomes, proposed innovations, and trample positive energies. While your suggestions may be fresh and great, if their mindset is rusty, nothing happens. Truly, everything stays the same. It takes ingenuity and pers