Ponder this. Why would God permit evil to occur? Why does He allow bad things to happen to good people?

Ponder this. How many times have you heard that freedom means doing whatever you want as long as we don't hurt anyone else?

Ponder this. I was a crew member of a sailboat racing team. I should tell you that I never really developed sea legs, so my contributions to the team left a little to be desired.

Ponder this. Have you ever been so hungry that not only is your stomach growling, but you become lightheaded and shaky? Your blood sugar has hit an all-time low.

Ponder this. Most people want to have a good day every day. In order to do this, we must start our day with gratitude and keep an attitude of gratitude throughout the day.

Ponder this. We intake oxygen every time we breathe, and breathing is how we stay alive. When God first created man, He breathed life into him.

Ponder this: Do you enjoy the work you do each day? Some of us love our jobs. Others, well, not so much.

Ponder this: Are you guilty of the deadly sin of gluttony? Most people think gluttony is overeating or drinking in excess, which definitely fall under this category, but gluttony also includes consuming or doing most anything to an excess.

Ponder this. Most of us in America have more than we need to sustain ourselves, like a roof over our heads, food to eat, and clothes to wear, and much more.

Ponder this. Adding a drop of water to a mostly filled glass of water would not make a noticeable difference. However, adding a drop of arsenic to the same glass of water could be deadly. Likewise, how is it that one person can change the world and another make no noticeable difference?

Ponder this. Do you think the world is heading off the rails and that many people have become unhinged? In America, we see people rioting, looting, and even killing to express dissatisfaction and disagreements with contrary lifestyles and points of view.

Ponder this. I was recently talking with a friend who said she was praying to God for her to accomplish big things. And by the way, this friend is currently reaching many through her writings and podcasts, but she wanted to do even bigger things for God.

Ponder this. Do you pay attention to your metabolic health? You know, it's how your body turns food into energy.

Ponder this. Wind chimes. Have you ever noticed that people who have wind chimes rarely have to hear them clink?

Ponder this. Motherhood. I come from a generation of women who were sold a bill of goods: that we could bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan, and still take care of our man.

Ponder this. Do you ever think about what will happen to you after you leave this world? You know, after you die? Many of us don't want to think about this, and sometimes we think that dying is for others and not for us.

Ponder this. Do you ever stop and think about why you are here on this earth?

We've all heard the exclamation "Stay safe" when ending a conversation with others. Or perhaps the most common ending thought in a conversation is the familiar exclamation, "Have a nice day."

Ponder this. Do you ever wonder if praying makes a difference? Perhaps you have asked God for special favors that you have not received.

Ponder this. A great saint once said, "Our business is to attain Heaven. Everything else is a sheer waste of time." That pretty much says it all.