Too Busy NOT to Pray!

Too busy NOT to pray! It is said that Martin Luther rose early daily to make sure he took the time to pray, because he was so busy.

Is that true of you or me? Or is prayer and quiet time the first thing to go when our schedules fill up?

Experiment for one week with making time with God be a priority. Then look back and see if you got everything done that you wanted to. Let us know in the comments what you discover!

Whining Vs. Deciding

"It is easier to whine than to decide. " Laurie Beth Jones, Author of Jesus CEO

How true this is! How often have you found yourself beginning to complain about something in your life, rather than doing something about it?

• "The house is a mess." Sigh. vs. "Time to clean up the house!"
• "I'll never lose weight." vs.  "I am going to take a walk," or,  "I don't need that piece of cake."
• "No one likes me!" vs.  "I think I'll invite that new gal at church out for coffee."
• "I'll never get all this work done." vs. "I will concentrate on one project today and get it finished."
• "I don't have any money." vs. "That's it.  I'm not using this credit card again."

 Question: In what ways have you caught yourself whining rather than deciding?

It's a Mystery - by Brenda B. Covert

Isn’t it amazing how a tiny, three-letter word can cause such a big problem? We’re talking about I-T-S. It’s a word that’s easily overlooked as you proofread your own work. Its use can be quite confusing. To apostrophe, or not to apostrophe, that is the question!

It’s is a contraction of it and is. In the sentence, It’s a record-breaking year, you need an apostrophe; it’s stands for it is.

Its is a possessive pronoun. In the sentence, I love my printer, but its ink is expensive, no apostrophe is required; its refers to the printer. You would never say it is ink is expensive.

When in doubt, sound it out. Substitute it is in place of its. If your sentence sounds fine, include the apostrophe. If it sounds weird, leave it out. It’s (it is) as easy as that!

Question: Has "it's" and "it is" caused you problems in your writing?