Tag: Family

For Life

Recently, my wife and I attended the wedding of a dear friend. Weddings are exciting. A great deal of work goes into making about 25-30 minutes a special half hour in the lives of two people.

As vows are exchanged, “for life” takes on a new significance.

We all know that challenges come, family problems arise, and health difficulties occur. However, we can face and overcome them all when we understand what we mean by “for life.”

Leadership is the same. It must be “for life.” It is an opportunity, not a chore. It is a privilege, not drudgery.

We can make a difference when we know it is for life.

Balance and Priorities

A gentleman at the local fitness center once said, “anything worth doing is worth overdoing.” 

The common application of this idea is a “workaholic.” We easily get wrapped up and consumed in various areas of what we do.

How do we prevent falling into this trap of obsessiveness and overdoing it?

We need balance. Balancing family, work, and other activities is challenging. If not careful, we become imbalanced and overdo one above the other.

We need to evaluate priorities. We need to live according to the proper priorities of God, family, work.

While there are other ideas to consider, these steps will help us prevent overdoing as leaders.

Happy New Year

From the Turner family to you, may the new year bring many wonderful blessings to your life.
Here is to a great 2026.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to you from the entire Turner family. We wish you the best of the season.
Thank you for the blessing you are to our family.

Happy Thanksgiving

From our family to yours, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. We hope you are surrounded by those you love to enjoy this special day. May God bless you and your family.

Rule of Life

What is your “rule of life.” The idea involves your purpose for life.

Why should you pursue the course in life you are pursuing?

What do you want to achieve and get out of life?

What implications would exist with having a written purpose for life?

Knowing and reminding ourselves of our purpose in life keeps us focused on the impact of our words and actions.

Having a rule of life gives us meaning and hope for what the future holds.

It changes the way we see God, develop family, and influence others.

Life Worth Living

Although the author is unknown, the following thought is powerful: “No one ever finds life worth living—he has to make it worth living.”

Leadership is about making life worth living for those who follow.

Our task is to make rough paths smooth and the crooked straight. 

We live in a dysfunctional society. Families, schools, business, government, religions, and more, do not function as God originally designed.

Our role is to give hope. We must use opportunities to help others see the “so what?” and the “now what?” in life. The answers are what make life worth living.

Core Values

We talk about values. We understand the need for values. We even categorize our values: personal, family, moral, and work.

What are the “core” values of our life?

We face the necessity of recognizing that leadership must be based on core values.

God’s word should be the standard for our core values, because the people who surround us all benefit from them.

Our leadership will not grow beyond the level of the values we live by as a leader. Let us make sure our values measure up to the right standard.

God and Others

Never forget, “We can’t make it on our own.” We need God and each other.

The vital role of leaders cannot be overstated. People are hurting; they lack joy in their lives; they struggle to find answers.

Our spiritual families assemble because they need and want help. They desire a message to help them deal with the pain of life.

We must always remember the necessity of helping others. It may be a friend or a family member. When they seek help, let us lead them to the only One who can ease their pain, Jesus.

What Do You See?

What do you see when you look at your coworkers, family, people you meet in your community, or your brothers and sisters sitting on the pew next to you each week?

Consider the golden opportunities everywhere you look.

God told Abraham to lift up his eyes and look in every direction. Jesus told the apostles to lift up their eyes and look at the fields white for harvest.

It is time for all of us to lift up our eyes and look. The door is open. What will we see when we look through it? What will we do?