THE SWEET LIFE BLOG

Poverty is a curse. I was helping a 24-year-old woman get her 18-year-old brother checked out of the hospital and set up at home this past week. The brother was shot earlier this year, and

It’s been several months since I last sat down to write. Life, at times, gets full. Other things need to be prioritized. Then, it’s time to settle back down. You may be wondering how. It

My parents started a mission’s ministry in 1991. We did what is referred to as ‘street ministry’ going into the streets and parks hip-hop dancing, playing upbeat contemporary Christian music, and how much Jesus loves

It can be hard to stand for what you believe in when there is much opposition and animosity. Yet, that is what we must do to have true enjoyment and satisfaction in this life. Bowing

With the year coming to a close, a number of work-related tasks to complete, and the desire to simply chill, a new revelation hit me. The value of getting started. I tend to put things

Mostly likely we have all heard the story of the daughter who questioned her mom at Christmas for cutting the ends of the ham off before baking. (I even heard a version yesterday where it

I received an email today from a client who forwarded a message from one of the client’s partners on our project. The partner essentially said he thought our client was losing focus on the project,

I have learned not to throw many things away. When you live in a developing country, pretty much everything can be reused or benefit another purpose. All it takes is a little creativity, imagination, and

Hi folks, it’s September 2023. A friend said the other day, “When September hits, it’s the end of the year.” Not quite. There’s plenty of year left, but I get it. The months go quickly.

I lived in London in the late 1990’s to the early 2000’s. Folks warned me about the dreary weather and grey days. Many mentioned the potential of feeling depressed with day after day of cloudy,