Distractions keep coming up, and there is seemingly no way out. But there is! It is the word "NO" uttered in no uncertain terms. When things come along, all we have to say is "no". Easier said than done. When you get up late for a morning appointment, do you skip the appointment? Then when the appointment is finished, why is it so hard to get back to square one and skip square two (which is already done)? Honest questions, but some principles that we all need to handle in some fashion. Finishing the two week challenge brings me to…

If you are following the day and dates, you may have noticed that there was nothing new yesterday. Today is makeup day! Wasn't bad enough that the day started of busier than usual, but a glance at chapters five and six showed me that this was not going to be easy. Maybe it would have been better to have chosen a different book. After all, who wants to hear anything else about husbands and wives. Wait! There is so much more in these two chapters. What has been impressed on me is "don't get bogged down in what you don't…

Confusing? Okay, this is week two, day two, and homing in on Ephesians -chapter 3 and 4. Having said where my reading took me today, it's interesting that verse 1 of chapter 5 kind of sounds like it belongs to this reading. More about that later. It was interesting how you find Paul referring to himself in verse 2 and does not say how important he is, but rather "I got this gift (grace) and it made me fit for you – the gift was so I could be the messenger for you. (v2). How different from so many who…