by Beckie Lindsey | Apr 4, 2017 | MONDAY MUSINGS
The latest report by the Department of Veterans Affairs from July 2016 finds that 20 veterans committed suicide each day in 2014. In 2010, the Department of Veterans Affairs estimated the veteran suicide rate to be 22 veterans per day, based on three million medical...
by Beckie Lindsey | Mar 27, 2017 | Devotions, MONDAY MUSINGS
Spring has arrived! If you’re like me, you get the urge to start those annual spring cleaning projects around the house. But if we’re honest, our homes aren’t the only places in need some deep cleaning. Just like our homes and cars need regular maintenance, so...
by Beckie Lindsey | Mar 20, 2017 | Devotions, MONDAY MUSINGS
Communication is more important than ever in our high-speed, high-tech world, and yet we seem to be devoting less and less time to really listening. Have you noticed that genuine listening is becoming obsolete? Hearing and listening are two different animals. Hearing...
by Beckie Lindsey | Mar 14, 2017 | Devotions, MONDAY MUSINGS
Our first Valentine’s Day together, my husband, Scott, bought me a dozen long-stem roses. This Friday we will be celebrating twenty-seven years of marriage. Guess how many times he’s bought me a dozen long stem roses? Once. It’s a good thing I didn’t expect roses...
by Beckie Lindsey | Mar 8, 2017 | MONDAY MUSINGS, TEEN TUESDAY
It’s easy to look at today’s generation of teenagers and say they are babied, selfish to the point of entitlement, disrespectful, and oversensitive. Perhaps some of that is true. But I’d like to prove to you, there are still many, many absolutely fantastic teenagers!...
by Beckie Lindsey | Mar 7, 2017 | MONDAY MUSINGS, TEEN TUESDAY
I can’t help it. I love teenagers. For better or for worse—I love ‘em. There’s something that endears me about that stage in life where one day you feel almost like an adult and the next you’d rather just be a kid. Honestly, I still kind of feel that way at times....
