I'm so glad you're here...

If you're reading this, that means you're reading my very first blog! It's amazing what responsibility you feel when posting a few words under your own pen on an Internet that has millions and millions of addresses and links. I guess it shows that nearly everyone has something to say whether we ever see them or not.

Which brings me to my first nugget to ponder: Do you see persons for who they are or for what they can do? And further, what they can do for YOU? Do you see them as "filling in the blanks" for things you don't want to do, or things you just think someone else should do?

Or do you say, "How can I lift that person up today? How can I honor God when I talk and relate to this person? How can I work with this person so that we each feel fulfilled in Christ?"

I have observed persons who can turn someone's day around by "loving their neighbor" and seeing people the way Christ sees them. But I've also witnessed those who have only one mindset--what can YOU do for ME? You can visibly see the recipient of that attitude become downcast and lacking in any ability to relate or be a friend.

It's simple..."love your neighbor as yourself." But have we really learned to love ourselves?