A Broken Christmas

“It’s a broken Christmas.” That’s what went through my head last week as I stood in front of my kitchen sink mulling over the events of the last 7 days.  First the heat had stopped working, and we got a whole new HVAC unit on the advice of the repairman.  Four days...

Christmas Traditions

Sometimes I think no one can do Christmas traditions like the Pollock family.  We have so many that at times it can be hard to find the time to get them all in!  But we love every bit of it! Some of our traditions started when I was a child.  My dad always read us...

Showing Gratitude

Over the last couple of weeks as I prepared to lead the last chapters of the Book of Hebrews, I realized that it was a perfect time to study them because both chapters mention thanksgiving. Hebrews 13:15 says, “Through Him, then, let us continually offer up a...

Meant for Something Better

Driving along Hwy 49 to Charlotte one day, I was drawn in to a catchy song on the radio that I’d never heard before.  So I focused in to listen to the words. I never met you, but I know you’re out there If I cross the oceans, would you be there? A...

How to Know when to “No” – Part 2

In my last post, I shared my thoughts and personal experience with how hard it can be to say “no”.  I also shared a couple of Biblical principles from Henry Cloud that have helped me in making those hard decisions when I have either external or internal pressure to...