Ron Olsen
Author's posts
Nov 28
Gratitude Day 28 – richly blessed
Wow Black Friday is behind us. I kept to my goal of not even getting out. This year in the interest of spreading the mentality of minimization most of the ones I get gifts for will be receiving gift cards for restaurants. Most of the ones I know have all that they want so why …
Nov 27
Gratitude Day 27 – Black Friday Madness
No I am not up for the Madness of Black Friday; I just wanted to get this post done. I hope you didn’t get caught up in the madness of trying to keep up with everyone else. All of this consumerism is getting way out of hand. The past couple of years we have been …
Nov 26
Gratitude Day 26 — Happy Thanksgiving
Here we are celebrating Thanksgiving Day here in the United States. The one day I forget I am trying to be more vegan. The turkey is prepped and ready to get in the oven. Today we are not travelling we are spending time together as family. I have my oldest going to be here, my …
Nov 25
Gratitude Day 25 – Self Control
Oh how fitting that today the day before Thanksgiving that I share about self-control. Growing up we always had Thanksgiving at my Grandparents until they couldn’t do it then it was usually done at either Mom and Dads or her Brother’s house. Mom came from a fairly large family so when he add in all …
Nov 24
Gratitude Day 24 — Righteousness
In the past few days I have mentioned that many times I have fallen. I am grateful for the Lord God Almighty who encourages me to keep getting up. I am grateful for being forgiven, through the blood of his Son. I am grateful for those that he put in my life to help me; …
Nov 23
Monday MoJo — Stop Longing for Success
Today we are 38 days from the New Year. Every year we make resolutions; we set goals, and do you reach them? Do you keep restarting only to get derailed again? What if someone offered to help you; partnered with you to reach your goals. Sometimes we just have focus issues, this year let’s make …
Nov 23
Gratitude Day 23 – Keep your Heart on the Right Path
What exactly is the heart? To me the heart is the core; it is where I develop my guiding principles, it is my belief structure. To me keeping my heart on the right path is to nourish myself with the knowledge of the Bible. In modern times there are so many distractions that can cause …
Nov 22
Gratitude Day 22 – Ignore the Mockers
This past season I have had the privilege of hosting a study featuring Steven Furtick’s book “Crash the Chatterbox”. How often do we utilize that inner voice to mock ourselves? We need to tune our ears to God’s voice and hear is voice amongst all the other noise that is around us. Most of the …
Nov 21
Gratitude Day 21 – guard your mouth
Today is the first Saturday I have actually had off in I don’t know how long. My work schedule has changed to where I actually am off on Saturday. I was able to stay in bed and cuddle with my wife. How often do we engage our mouth before we engage our brain? When you …
Nov 20
Gratitude Day 20 – A man’s steps are directed
I am thankful for the direction I feel God is leading me in. I am not always sure of the exact path or where it really leads. God always illuminates the next step for me and let me know it is time to step. True I have had numerous missteps, there are many times He …
Connect With Me Online: