Article By Kevin L. DeWitt

How do you feel about your job?  Do you love it?  Do you hate it?  Chances are, if you have a job today, you are thankful simply to be employed!

For me, how I feel about my job depends a great deal with the people I work with.  If there is stress, annoyance or dislike in my job, chances are it’s because my co-workers get on my nerves.  If there’s love in the office, it’s because I enjoy my co-workers to the point that it is almost like not having to work.

Often times in our work experience, we come across those whose only task seems to be making our workday miserable.  That’s disheartening considering most of us seem to spend more and more time at work – if we have a job – and far less time at home.  And when we are at home, we seem to either be on the run or trying to slip in a little sleep.

At my office, I had a co-worker named “Sally” who I considered my nemesis.  And I say this with affection.  Really.  I think every office probably has a Sally.  Here is a little story about my Sally and our ever-evolving interactions. Read More »

God promises to give you something to look forward to …

“However, as it is written, no eye has seen, ne ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

1 Corinthians 2:9 (NIV)

Article By Judy Mosley

Recently, on the way to a doctor appointment, my children and I were listening to a CD that I had received for Mother’s Day. The whole family has enjoyed this recording, but what struck me on the ride was hearing my four-year-old singing at the top of his lungs!

He didn’t get all the words right, nor was he exactly in tune, but listening to him sing with so much gusto reminded me of how much I have to be grateful for.  I could hear his heart and the sound was beautiful.

And then I started thinking that this beautiful moment had no impact on our current financial situation.  So I started wondering … “What else can you do for free”? Read More »

“Following your heart and achieving your dreams requires you to feel what is inside yourself.”  

Article By Jennifer Snelling

Do you know what you deserve in life?

Think of the people who have lifted you up, encouraged you, and loved you unconditionally.  What would they want for you?  What would they encourage you to do?

Do you deserve any less than those things? 

The key is to see yourself from a loving point of view.  Don’t talk yourself out of your goals by dismissing them as unrealistic … or by telling yourself that a person like you could never accomplish them.  After all, if they are your ideas, you obviously are the right person for them.  They belong to you and you alone. Read More »

Article by Marie Monroe

Finding balance in a busy life is difficult. Often we make temporary sacrifices in one area of life to focus on another more intensely. It’s important to be flexible enough to do this from time to time.  However over the long haul, especially if work is our chief focus, very real problems can arise.

Don’t get me wrong.  A passionate approach to one’s work is great.  It’s workaholism I am talking about here – working instead of attending to other parts of life.

Continual overwork is not productive despite its outer appearances. While periodic long hours and tenacity can produce a knock-out presentation, for example, chronic long hours and doggedness do not always help our workplace.  In fact, workaholism can sabotage morale and mission for the workaholic and our workmates (not to mention the effect on our family).

Using Work to Compensate

True workaholics bring a personal agenda into their jobs – whether they are aware of it or not - that jobs are not equipped to fulfill. Typically, they are compelled to overwork (or at least overstay at work) to compensate for other parts of their lives.  

What seems like an apparent zealous commitment to work can really be a desperate need for refuge, companionship or meaning.  For the workaholic, work is expected to meet needs that are more appropriately met through our family, friends, recreation, spirituality, rest and self-care.  In reality, the workplace is an inadequate and inappropriate place to meet many our personal needs. Read More »