Dr. Carolyn Coon

  only? Does this describe you? That you are (fill in the blank) in word only, that your actions belie who you say you are, really are, and what you truly believe. This is not said accusatory, it’s asked as a question… and for some of us – a wake up call. This also begs […]

  As a Christian living in today’s world (and no, not everything is totally good or bad) I am daily reminded that what I see, read, hear influences what I think and do and as a result… who I am. This ‘observation position’ is something you develop, I don’t think one is necessarily born with this

  You are the only one who can… and you can! Don’t know what to do? What’s at your hand? It doesn’t make any difference if someone else can do ‘it’ better, faster, more effectively. If no one is ‘stepping into the breech’, this may be an opportunity for you to Do your ‘I Can’.

  How sad. I can’t think of anything worse than to wake up and discover that you have failed to try. Not failed in your goal, but failed to even try, the realization that you never tried to accomplish (fill in the blank). I really believe that failing to try is our response when we aren’t

    Early in my Christian walk I was taught that this scripture in Matthew 7:7 was directed to the Christian not the unbeliever. Someone who hasn’t made Jesus Lord won’t ask, seek or knock. Jesus continues this teaching when He says;     “For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him 

  Blocking you? Do you think/know that you have/are facing stones in your life? Are they only irritating pebbles? Or blocking boulders? Or both? You do realize that pebbles can increase in size and become boulders if you don’t deal with them, yes? What do you do about them? Try to go around them because rarely can they be

  Dare to believe! Will you? Do you? Believing is ALWAYS your choice, your decision. What and Who you believe in is also your choice. You do have free will… and all of the responsibility and ramifications from that status. My belief is that if (not really a question) we want free will then we

  Some people don’t seem to know how to begin. It’s like they’re waiting for a sign or a signal to thrust them onto the ‘stage’. If you don’t know how or where to begin, then look at what’s at your hand. Then… do that. If you don’t feel that (fill in the blank) is the

   What’s your heart full of? Both Matthew (15) and Luke (6) talk about whatever is in the heart – the mouth speaks. It’s like a pitcher that is filled with water and as more is added, it overflows. So what’s your heart overflowing with? Love? Pain? Joy? Frustration? What is in abundance? Never forget

  God… but let Him love you too. Actually, He loved us first. If you think you’re not as good as you want to be with the first half of the sentence, you are undoubtedly right. But I also consider this as a ‘good’… especially when we allow ourselves to motivate us in a more