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.
Tag: Family
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?
Scheduled Events
We have various ways to remind us of events we don’t want to miss, from sticky notes to Google calendar.
Spiritually, there are events we should not miss.
Where does our gathering with Christians rank in our priorities?
Where does time in prayer and study rank?
Where do family devotionals fit?
These events are matters of choice, and we either make them a priority or not.
There is an event scheduled we will all attend, a Lord appointed a day.
We should make preparing for it a priority. As Christians, we should eagerly anticipate it. This is a day we do not want to miss!
Mountains and Valleys
Mountain tops represent the best of life. Our faith is strong and confident. We are positive and easily make decisions.
Valleys bring shadows of darkness. We question our faith, doubt creeps in, attitudes are altered, and we struggle with decisions.
Reaching the top and staying there is the path leaders desire to walk.
We are not alone.
The wisdom gained by others is an invaluable gift.
Tomorrow presents new opportunities.
Strength comes from knowing, not emotions.
God still sits on His throne.
We need to focus on the positive, give the negative to God, work on what can be changed, find balance in family, and seek good counsel.