Cathy's Heart

Try, Try Again “If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.”     This famous line came to mind, as I prayed about what to write to encourage you as we begin a new year.   Google attributed the quote to several sources. However, the first one I read, surprised and dismayed me. W.C. Fields, famous for using this line, added to it: “...Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it,”    Mr. Fields, I don’t agree with you!     In fact, I would add:  Do Not Quit! Keep on Trying! Keep Up Your Momentum! Continue to Move Forward!    As 2014 arrives,  I am making goals to move forward  in the days, weeks and months ahead.    Many of these goals are the same ones I wrote down last year, and the year before, and even the year before that.      One goal I set for 2011 was to memorize Psalm 119. Here it is two years later, and it is on my list once again.    For years, I have wanted to memorize this long ...

A Busy Season that Brought Out the Ugly In Me Spend time in God’s Word.   Exercise.   Guard my thought life.   These three disciplines have been a priority in my daily life for many, many years.   Until, this summer. Then, somehow,  I let these vital practices slip.  The result was not pretty. In fact, much to my dismay,  their neglect, absolutely, brought out the ugly in me!   My character decline began soon after my husband and I purchased our new house. It required much tender loving care before we could call it home. Thus, began many long days of packing boxes, shopping for the right flooring, paint, and fixtures, plus checking on the progress of the contractors.   I started each day with a perpetual “to do” list. Then, I fell into bed each night, exhausted, yet, completely wired. I was running on adrenaline, and neglected my own personal care. The result was a grouchy, unhappy, and ugly woman who I hardly recognized as myself.   I k...