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...

By Vernalee A one way friend is a term not to be discounted. There is such a thing. Friends are not necessarily transferable. My friend may not be yours and vice versa. Compatibility is a huge factor in friendships. Be careful who you let inside your circle. Every one who's in may not be there to stay. There are conditions that determine duration. Under no circumstance should you play matchmaker with your friends (i.e. trying to make your friend someone else's). Let y

By Vernalee Sometimes, it cannot always be business as usual. Change is necessary to foster progress. For many, change poses a reluctance. Why upset the apple cart? However, change is imperative in many situations, which brings me to one of my favorite management clichés: Thinking outside the box. “Thinking outside the box is a metaphor that means to think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective. It refers to novel or creative thinking. To think outside the

We have heard many times about the danger of excessive and unnecessary talking. Our words can have loving consequences or they can have the opposite effect - namely damaging. Once we say It, we cannot take it back. Thus, We have to be on guard with our words. The Bible tells us about this. In James 3:5 we are told that “The tongue is a small thing, but what enormous damage it can do . . . “ Proverbs 21:23 - He who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles

Alright .... Can you take what you give? Can you swallow a dose of your own medicine? Are you a “do as I say, not as I do” type of person? Can you take the same harmful, bad treatment, or unpleasant things that you have inflicted on others? Can you sustain an attack in the same manner in which you attack someone else? Before you say that they had it coming to them, who are you to be the executor and the judge? The time has come to see what you are really made of... Is it suga

By Vernalee Many viewers tuned in for years on Thursday’s nights to watch Kerry Washington in her role as Scandal’s star, Olivia Pope, a crisis management expert to the President and high profiled individuals. However, some of us need not wait to see the weekly series now in re-runs, when we can get a daily snapshot of scandalous activities in our respective workplaces! The intriguing/ inappropriate accompaniments – lies, harassment, innuendos – are included in the roundup

By Vernalee According to the definition " to work hard means to work a lot, to work using much effort. While to hardly work means the complete opposite, namely to work very little. Though a play on words, I am sure that you can start rattling off names of people who fit both categories. One of my favorites is a person that I know who spends hours trying to figure out how not to work! Geez! I often wonder where he would be if he exerted that same amount of time and energy

By Vernalee With The Lord by our side, you don't need anyone else. Walk with him! Talk with him! Lay your burdens down before him. He will never leave you or forsake you. God hears and answers prayers. Because of his love, he shelters us and make our load lighter. What a mighty God we serve! I can't help but proclaim What a friend we have in Jesus! Happy Sunday! God bless!

By Vernalee Are you wandering? Do you know where you’re going or are you just traveling? You have to choose your destination. If you don’t, you may land anywhere - on the road and in life!