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Interview With Casey McPherson

The determination, resilience and grit it took Casey McPherson to experience worldwide success in the music industry prepared him for what he’s facing now…a small child with all incurable genetic disorder. Casey was an easy interview because he was open and honest about his life, his struggles and his purpose…finding the cure for his daughter, Rose. There is hope. Click on the link to watch our interview. Please consider donating. Everything helps…

Bring Light…

What are you spreading into the lives of those who you care about? Rid yourself of gossip, innuendo and drama. Be a light in the world. You will shine brightly in the darkness…

Outside In? Or Inside Out?

When you meet someone, are you merely looking at them? Or are you looking deeper within them…at their heart level? Someone might be physically beautiful, but they are so much more than that. Look at them for who they are…

Trade-offs

The culture of America is to work hard and get ahead. I believe in hard work. Getting ahead sometimes accompanies our efforts. But there’s a trade-off. What are we losing by placing our focus solely on getting more? This is something worth considering…

Mindset

Mindset is everything. How we approach a project or situation beforehand in our minds will determine our outcome. Having a healthy mindset requires that we believe in ourselves, we believe we can do whatever we set our minds to. Just believe…

Fact or Fiction

We live in a culture where opinions are taken as facts. Opinions are opinions, nothing more. Do your research and check your sources. Do not simply rely on what some talking head tells you. Learn as you go…

Time

Albert Einstein proved through mathematics that there is no such thing as time as we know it. We have constructed time to block out our lives in ways that are meaningful to us. Speaking of meaningful, I encourage you to use your time wisely. Our time is the greatest gift we can give someone. Use it well…

Falling Down

All of us have fallen down when we are pursuing a goal. Get back up and get after it, knowing you may fall again. The path to success is never a straight line. Just keep going…

The Thief

There has been a robbery! But not to worry. What was stolen can be regained. The thief is comparison. Comparison robs us of our identity when we start looking at our current standings versus others. People compare over money, looks and jobs. You are who God created you to be. He doesn’t make mistakes, nor does He look at his work and think you could have been improved.

Embrace your uniqueness, accept yourself as you are, always trying to improve. God is the authority over our lives. That’s good enough for me…

Grateful…

This morning I woke up with an overwhelming amount of gratitude. I’m grateful every day, but even more so today. Last night I had a car wreck that could have ended my life and the lives of the young men who hit me. All of us are pretty banged up, but we will heal physically. God protected us, no doubt. He’s not finished with us, and I am forever grateful to Him…