Find your talent and give it your all.
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Many of us at our core, don’t believe we’re exceptional. This is a costly mistake…and it’s the reason we think we need to do something gimmicky in order to stand out. You are exceptional, actually. But you can’t have it both ways. You can’t be in business for very long if you don’t believe in yourself. You can get away with it for a while if you have a huge advertising budget, but even then you have to pick up the slack with actual awesomeness, or it’s all doomed.
http://www.nextlevelblogger.com/3-deceptivelyeasy-ways-to-be-exceptional-in-your-business-niche/
How He Loves : A Song Story
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This is one of my favorite songs. And it’s awesome to see/hear how the Lord moved in a situation to pour out His love on a man.
Gets me everytime.
Me: “Wanna race?”
Mia: “I can’t race right now.”
Me: “I mean do you wanna race to see who can eat their corn the fastest.”
Mia: “ME!”
The allure of the Siren’s Song
I love this article and the C.S.Lewis excerpt at the end.
‘Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don’t need it and hell where they already have it.’
‘Here’s my strategy on the Cold War:
We win, they lose.’
‘The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’
‘The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they’re ignorant; it’s just that they know so much that isn’t so.’
‘Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.’
‘I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress.’
‘The taxpayer: That’s someone who works for the federal government but doesn’t have to take the civil service examination.’
‘Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.’
‘The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program.’
‘It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.’
‘Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it’
‘Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed, there are many rewards; if you disgrace yourself, you can always write a book.’
‘No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is as formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.’
‘If we ever forget that we’re one nation under GOD, then we will be a nation gone under.’
Ronald Reagan
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Prayer For Haiti
“I see the king of glory Coming down the clouds with fire The whole earth shakes, the whole earth shakes I see his love and mercy Washing over all our sin The people sing, the people sing Heal my heart and make it clean Open up my eyes to the things unseen Show me how … Continue reading Prayer For Haiti
@MiaRaeSternberg
in keeping with the current Twitter trends, we have begun a Mia Twitter account to account for some of her crazy antics and cute quotations. Follow her @MiaRaeSternberg to keep up too!
5 quick reasons i love cruising around Wilmington…
Lessons learned from Dr. Seuss
Mia… i couldn’t have said it better myself…. http://www.teamhope.com/seuss.htm “And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed.)”
Juicy tidbits from John Piper’s “Desiring God
I got the free audiobook download of the month, “Desiring God” from christianaudio.com and since I can’t highlight, I figured I’d put some stuff here. “I know of no other way to triumph over sin long term than to gain a distaste for it because of a superior satisfaction in God.” “People lift their hand … Continue reading Juicy tidbits from John Piper’s “Desiring God
“Southport version of Extreme Makeover”
For the last week, we have been renovating Vic & Cindy’s master bedroom in anticipation of Vic’s arrival here. He lost his job in MN, which is a bad thing, but is a good thing because he gets to move here to be with his family. We wanted to do this for them, because we … Continue reading “Southport version of Extreme Makeover”
Mia, the Queen of Pretend!
She walks around talking to “gamma” and “ganpa” on the “pone.” She makes us “cockee” in the mornings. and she has a “happy to you” for somebody nearly every day. Sometimes she treats us… she takes her babies and goes to “malmart,” and the park, and on her way home she stops to get us … Continue reading Mia, the Queen of Pretend!
Dear Blogger,
i’m moving over to Tumblr for my blog… it’s sad, and i hate to say goodbye. We’ve had a long healthy relationship. But i’m moving on to bigger and better things… Tumblr excites the writer in me, and blogger… well, you didn’t. Sorry that’s just the way it is. But we can still be friends! … Continue reading Dear Blogger,
My Wife’s Testimony
Last night Meagan gave her testimony at Celebrate Recovery. It was awesome! She also, along with Guy Spillers, Justin Paige, Rob Campbell, Devon Brown, and Robbie Austin knocked out an AMAZING music set. Seriously! One of the best i’ve witnessed yet! Anway, what you don’t know is she did all this while feeling quite a … Continue reading My Wife’s Testimony
The Art of Blogging
i have a new-found desire to blog…. seems that life throws a lotta stuff at me, and it would kinda be nice to have chronicled hisory of it, ya know?? Can’t say that there will be any real theme, but some common topics will probably include: Generations Church; the church in general, My family, theology, … Continue reading The Art of Blogging




