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Three Hobbies

“Three hobbies? How in the world am I supposed to come up with three when I can’t even come up with one?”

 

Admit it. You said it too.

Well, if I take a look at the picture below, I guess I can create a wish list.

My knee jerk reaction is to say the first and third are hard, and the middle one is easy, but after about 3 seconds of thinking, I know better.

At 44 years old, finding a hobby to keep me in shape scares me to death. Sure, I can dream of being a triathlete. Swim, Bike, Run! And then I think about it. I don’t even want to start. The dream of being in shape is AWESOME! The reality…not so much.

If I began to exercise there would be numerous benefits. I know the facts and statistics. In fact, the dream of how great I’d look is frequently in my head.

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Now what about the first and the third?

I know there are people “out there” who love their work so much it seems like a hobby. Sounds like fun. Is it you? At one time is was me. I hope to be that person again, soon.

As for the third, how many people do you know with a truly CREATIVE hobby? Think for a minute. Do you have a couple of people in mind? What is their creative hobby?

Woodworking?
Gardening/Landscaping?
Writing?
Photography?
Painting?
Sculpting?

I know at least one person in the Gardening/Landscaping category combining all three “hobbies” very successfully. (I’d go work for him in an instant if my family would move to a certain North Eastern state.)

My question for you today: Do you have a hobby fitting one or more of these categories?
I don’t…yet. But I’m working toward it.

Some Days – Prayer

“Some days all I can do is pray. Those are good days.”

– Nate Pruitt

 

Amen. I 100% agree with this statement from my good friend Nate Pruitt.

Many times it is in the broken of our day when we find ourselves in prayer.

Why is that?

Why don’t we spend a full day in prayer when we aren’t at our wits end? Why does it take a terrible, no good, very bad day for us to fall to our knees?

A few weeks ago I found myself in this situation. When I was finished crying out to God, when I was out of tears, I realized how much better I felt deep in my soul.

I can’t imagine why I wouldn’t want to go there, go to a deep relationship with my Savior, every single day.

Yet, I do not.

I’m not sure what it will take to resolve this issue.

Do I need to be completely and utterly broken every day? I hope not, but if that’s what it takes…

How about you? What is your experience with prayer?
Join the discussion in the comments.

All i can do is pray

 

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Listen for the Whisper

“The answers come as whispers that you’ll never hear while standing in the chaos.”
– Chris Holmes

 

Answers Whispers Chris Holmes

Spend some time listening this weekend.

Be still.

Remove yourself from the chaos.

Calm your mind.

Listen for the whisper.

 

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Note To Myself: Thoughts to Encourage and Challenge (Volume 1)