by Dennis Ensor Because of recent conversations I’ve had with several people and because of some things I’ve been reading and a look back at some of my own experiences I feel the need to talk about life transitions—not all transitions, but the excruciatingly painful kind. I’m talking about the kind of transitions that usually… Continue reading Transitions
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One Sprig at a Time
A Reposted article by Dennis Ensor “The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now.” ~~Chinese proverb When I open my eyes each morning I am greeted by a view of the lush St Augustine grass that fills my front yard. If the sprinkler has been on,… Continue reading One Sprig at a Time
The Beginning of The End
by Dennis Ensor I attended a graduation exercise of my granddaughter this past Sunday. My heart felt a little bit of a tug—a feeling of dread at the fact that she is so rapidly growing up and away. She is no longer that helpless little baby girl that I once held in my arms while… Continue reading The Beginning of The End
Depth Perception
by Dennis Ensor I recently went through a few weeks of eye problems. For some reason I developed a severe case of double vision. Each eye worked fine, individually, but when I tried to use them both at the same time, maximum, headache generating, distortion occurred. Therefore I had to constantly wear a patch over… Continue reading Depth Perception
Are You a Heart Breaker Belly Acher?
by Dennis Ensor When a young friend of mine came home from a mission trip in a third world country, she walked into a room where her sister was in the process of severely scolding their mother for buying the wrong brand of designer socks. That conversation would not have seemed too unreasonable a few… Continue reading Are You a Heart Breaker Belly Acher?
Five Strategies to Avoid Discouragement
by Dennis Ensor One doesn’t’ have to look far to find reasons to be discouraged. Each of us could list a dozen or more reasons to feel down. Between illnesses, deaths, financial struggles, relationship problems, wars, crime, politics, drugs, vehicle breakdowns, problems at work and the like there sure is a lot of bad news… Continue reading Five Strategies to Avoid Discouragement
Time to Get Out of the Pit
by Dennis Ensor It’s a simple fact of life that it is far easier to destroy someone’s confidence than it is to build it up. Studies have shown that children must be praised at least seven (or as many as forty-eight) times to offset just one negative remark. What’s up with that? You’d think it… Continue reading Time to Get Out of the Pit
Coffee
by Dennis Ensor I love coffee. It doesn’t taste very good, and I only drink about ten cups a year, but I love it, especially the aroma. I know that sounds crazy, but that’s just me. I decided to make a cupful this evening, which was not easy for this coffee-maker-challenged individual. And, as usual,… Continue reading Coffee
Overcoming the Overwhelming
by Dennis Ensor Life’s daily struggles can overwhelm us if we aren’t prepared to take them on. But it doesn’t have to be that way. We can be bigger than the things that overwhelm us. I’ve tried to use four keys of understanding to keep my life moving forward in difficult times. 1. Relativity I… Continue reading Overcoming the Overwhelming
George’s Prayer
By Dennis Ensor 17 Mark this: Unless you accept God’s kingdom in the simplicity of a child, you’ll never get in.” Luke 18:17 (MSG) It’s been four decades since I heard George’s moving prayer. It came about in the early seventies when I was a counselor for the high school boys at Camp Blue Haven,… Continue reading George’s Prayer