Our encouragement today comes from simply asking for what I needed.

It's a crazy story, but makes a powerful point. Oh, and since this is version 2,

I included the original ASKING podcast from Oct 2020 at the end as an option!

Our encouragement today comes from some simple tools that helped

snap me out of a funk, out of a depressed mood. It involves God's Word, prayer,

exercise, Encouraging Word podcasts, and Moritist psychotherapy. Give it a try!

Our encouragement today comes from an idea that would help me

to move closer to my overall purpose. It came out of some soul searching

and then a few hours of concentrated work.

Our encouragement today comes from starting to listen to a podcast

from back in 2020. I listened to it before, but after a few years, I still

get encouragement and enjoyment from hearing the episodes. I hope you do too!

Our encouragement today comes from a couple of personal stories

about remembering to use the resources that I have. I hope it inspires you

to do an inventory of your own resources and then use them to help others!

Our encouragement today comes from my personal problem of a lagging

imagination. It seems to be my constraint to more writing. So, listen to a

brainstorming session that has the possibility of enhancing my imagination.

Our encouragement today comes from a thought that must have

been a gift of God. It's a strategy for lifting your spirits and making

a difference in your life and in the lives of others. Listen and then go for it!

Our encouragement today comes from an experience on the

NW Lancaster County Rivertrail. It was a very sunny day and gave

me a realization about perfect timing in life.

Our encouragement today comes from an image I had on Labor

Day Monday as I was pumping up the tires of our recumbent trikes.

It might be a strange image, but indeed it is a powerful one,

because we are safely held in the palm of God's hands.

Our encouragement today comes from pondering the toughness

of life while pedaling along the Northwest Lancaster County Rivertrail.

I think that you will find these two thoughts useful in this chaotic,

difficult, rough and tumble world.