The Daily Grind

Not every day is easy.

And not every day is filled with good things.

I do however believe that every day is a blessing and an opportunity to make the most of.

However some days are much easier than others.

Right now my throat is sore and I feel rough, I have close friends who are going through hard times, it looks like my guitar isn't going to be ready for the gig at the weekend and I'm unlikely to see much of my wife this evening. However, this does not detract from the fact that today is a blessing even if I can't always see that.

Ramblings about Hard Times and Good Intentions

A very dear friend blogged recently about some of their recent travails. I found the blog to be challenging, inspiring and sad... I also read an interesting article relating to Tim Tebow which also challenged me http://t.co/Qg9bGbwN

Both of these got me thinking about how open I am, about how I share my faith, how I interact with the world around me, about how I care for my brothers and sisters.

I love my parents so much, they aren't afraid to ask 'awkward' questions which really when I think about it aren't awkward at all. They are concerned for my spiritual wellbeing, so they do what they can. I want to be a bit more like that. I want a bit more Jesus in my conversation, otherwise what is the point of all this? Hiding 'my' light under a proverbial bushel!

I also want to be more prayerful and a bit more encouraging.

So if I ask you a seemingly awkward question my apologies. And if I'm not being very encouraging or gracious feel free to point this out to me. The road to ruin is paved with the good intentions of many a man, however without good intentions there isn't the possibility of doing good. It is my utmost desire to make the most of these good intentions and hopefully 'ruin' will be but a long lost memory.

And darling if you're reading this I've put some washing on and will do the washing up this evening as promised.