A few years ago, I sat through a church service that stirred my spirit greatly. It wasn’t the words to a sermon, though my then pastor Tommy Earl Burton brought a great message. It wasn’t a Sunday School lesson or anyone’s testimony. It was a trumpet and a piano.
When I started my property management business (Efurd Properties LLC) back in 2005, I did not go into it without resistance. Having already been diagnosed and labeled with bipolar disorder in 1977, anything that I did would be scrutinized by those close to me. I get it. Quitting a perfectly stable job to start a business at the age of 52 could seem impulsive.
I think it would be safe to say that the last few years have been hard on everyone. Just when we think we may be getting back to normal, another wave hits and things go haywire again. So, I would say that we are still far from “normal.” (And, honestly, I am not sure we will ever get back to what once was “normal.”
Millions of Texas children are heading back to school this month, as early as this week in some districts. The Texas Department of Transportation urges drivers to be especially alert and focused when driving in school zones and near bus stops.
Many people are troubled by the fact that they must keep asking God for forgiveness, and they worry that God will grow tired of their repeatedly coming back.