Have you ever complained about something, but not to the party directly responsible?  We are masters of the subtle gripe. We find someone indirectly responsible, or someone who just has a little firsthand experience with the thing we are complaining about, and we lay out everything we dislike about it, but wrap it in a... Continue Reading →

Have you ever spent a morning reading about the children of Israel and thought (rather haughtily) that they were ridiculous whiners and complainers, and almost rolling your eyes (or literally doing so) at them for being so petty and juvenile?And then God sends you a situation where you respond the exact same way they did?... Continue Reading →

Have you ever been enjoying something, and even though you KNOW you have other responsibilities, or scheduled events, you don’t want to stop what you’re enjoying to tend to them?  Me neither. I was asking ‘for a friend’. The other day I was with a friend, and we were having a great time. I purposely set... Continue Reading →

Have you ever taken a shower and the last person left the shower head set on “vaporize”?  Like the water pressure is high enough to take off not only the dirt, but your top layer of skin as well? (And possibly any tattoos, moles, or birthmarks…) That’s not a good setting for me. I like... Continue Reading →

Have you ever thought you saw something, but you really didn't? Perspective is everything. Sometimes we see something we are convinced is true, or right, but then on closer examination, we find it to be false. Our eyes can be tricked in lots of ways. I mean, look at optical illusions. We think we are... Continue Reading →

Have you ever had a struggle in your life, and it seems like you can never get over it?  Maybe you gossip, or you overeat, or you are a Negative Nelly, or you have a porn addiction, or you're a chronic speeder, or you lie a lot, or you are arrogant...I think you can fill... Continue Reading →

Have you ever had an unexpected change of plans? (If you are alive and reading this right now, chances are that this has recently happened to you and you are currently rolling your eyes at me for even asking.)  If you’re anything like me, you don’t like when that happens. It feels bad, even sad,... Continue Reading →

Have you ever been in the middle of being ugly to someone (perhaps not openly, but in your mind and heart) and the Lord sends you a gentle reminder that you need to chill? I can't be the only person this happens to.  It's fine, though if I am. No, really.  So a couple days... Continue Reading →

Have you ever completed a Rubik's Cube?  I mean like actually completed it on your own- NOT by watching a YouTube video or reading directions online.  I am a child of the 80s. The Rubik's Cube was a phenomenon that everyone tried to conquer. There were maybe a couple kids at my school who had... Continue Reading →

Have you ever noticed that your car (truck, van, SUV, 18 wheeler etc.) will tell you which side of the car the gas tank is on?  There’s a little arrow next to the fuel gauge that points to the side where the gas tank is. Did you know it isn't always automatically on the right-hand... Continue Reading →