Scrambled Eggs & Corn Flakes

"Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right 'Honor your father and mother' - which is the first commandment with a promise - 'so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.' Fathers, do not exasperate your children, 'instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord." Ephesians 6:1-4 When I was a little kid, my parents were superheroes. They could do no wrong, were always on the lookout for me, took care of me, and were better than anyone else's parents. How many times did you say "My dad could beat up your dad" or "my mom's better than your mom"? I know that kind of stuff didn't just happen in my community. As young children (depending on our circumstances) we idolized our parents and put them on a pedestal. They were perfect as perfect could be (unless they didn't give us what we wanted) - but I digress. Then, something funny occurred. It happens usuall...

I wrote this originally in my journal in June 2013 while awaiting a decision on the short sale of my house: I am awaiting a short sale on my house with Bank of America. It has been a long excruciating process. We had an offer made in October 2012 and as of June 11th 2013, we are still awaiting approval. The bank has made us jump through many hoops time and again before the preliminary approval. So, this past Friday we were just waiting for the buyer to sign and pay - which he didn't because of a minor communication issue. It was resolved and taken care of this past Monday and pending final approval by the bank. Funny story, now they won't approve because it wasn't signed on Friday and we now have to escalate the file. My belief is if it had been signed on Friday, Bank of America would have made up some other reason not to approve it. This is the bank with its crappy loans helped to destroy the housing market in the US, got bailed out with taxpayer money and continues to o...

When I wrote this originally in my journal, I knew of two couples who are going through major struggles in their relationship. One of which did end, which broke my heart. The other was more damaged than what I initially understood. Luckily, as of this moment that relationship has seemingly gotten stronger. I am never happy to see people in crisis in their marital relationships. I always hope the couple will focus on what brought them together and fight for each other, rather than at each other. Having a good support structure of friends and family is vitally important so the couple is not alone in their struggles. A good support structure will not take sides, but will speak truth into the situation. Sometimes it will be truths that may be hard to bear, but a truth that needs to be heard. How we choose to respond to these truths will dictate the status of our relationships. This doesn't just pertain to our significant others, but with other friends and families as well. I have alw...