“ Sacrifice” and “self” both begin with the same letter, but the spelling is way different after that. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ I spend my life constantly calling in ‘imaginary’ debts that aren’t owed to me in order to avoid the ‘real’ debts that I owe to others, and so everybody ends up bankrupt. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ How many times has our conscience firmly prompted us to ‘draw the line,’ and we showed up with an eraser? Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ To wait is to wisely resign myself to the fact that my ‘timetable’ is too often a ‘table’ with two legs that won’t stand up no matter how much ‘time’ I give it. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ I would entertain the apparently fading idea that patriotism that serves the self is greed dressed in the garments of liberty and adorned with the fashion accessories of other associated patriotic not… Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ I think we need to consider a radical rewrite of any form of patriotism that serves the individual at the expense of the community, as that is nothing more than patriotism to one's own small and solit… Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ It’s not about some principled debate as to whether I should focus on what I have, or on what I don’t have. Rather, it’s about being thankful that I have the privilege to enjoy the former, and the opp… Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ Blindness is a choice born of fear, nursed by complacency and groomed by comfort. And what I often don’t see in my blindness is that 'choice' evidences the existence of other options. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ Until I realize that it’s all I gift, I can hold all of it and yet receive none of it. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ Thanksgiving is not some formulaic action based on a tedious ledger that neatly tallies everything I have received so I can determine if being thankful is warranted or not. Rather, it’s appreciating t… Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ Thanksgiving is an attitude that must be rooted in the ‘gift of life’ if we ever hope to be thankful for the ‘gifts’ of life. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ If I continually focus on what I don’t have, my life will always be completely empty despite the fact that it’s completely full. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ Everything that I hold will eventually be gone. Subsequently, the quality of my life will depend on whether I choose to appreciate those things ‘now’ or wait until ‘then. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ I will either adamantly prioritize my agendas at the expense of the truth, or I will consistently bring my agendas into unrelenting obedience to the truth. And if for some reason you’re trying to dete… Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ More times than I’m willing to admit I am my own worst enemy, which suggests that more times than I’m willing to admit I should allow God to be my own best friend. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ More times than I can remember I look around and I ask why the hole I’m in looks so strangely familiar. Probably because it looks a whole lot like all the other ones I dug before I got around to diggi… Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ Nearly everyday life leans over and says, ‘Come on down!’ But standing at the bottom looking up, it’s finally dawned on me that it’s not these invitations that have dug this hole. Rather, it’s the fac… Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ I would be an utter fool to let my journey be defined by the denial of the journey. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ If I get up just one less time than the number of times I’ve been knocked down, I have done one of the most devastating things possible; I have halted my life at that very spot. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ We can only climb the mountains because there’s a valley that makes the mountain a mountain. Craig D. Lounsbrough
