What Drinking Coffee Does To You – I drink a lot of coffee. And I’m pretty picky about what coffee I typically drink, though I have been seen with an occasional cup of Folger’s or some other mainstream brand (gasp!). People often say things to me about coffee, such as “Do you know what that does to you?” Yes. I do know. And here’s a brief list with a few of both the good and bad things that coffee brings with it.

Dream Homes Built For Books And The Nerds Who Love Them – I am a self-admitted bibliophile. I love books. Some of these dream homes just made their way onto my bucket list.

One Reason I Don’t Play The Lotto – Time recently posted an article detailing the pitfalls that plague the big lotto winners. But the temptation of easy money is simply too strong for many. The Borrowed Light blog gives a compelling reason to skip over the temptation to buy a ticket: God’s provision.

You Can Get In My Face – Accountability seems to have largely disappeared in the church. It’s as if no one wants to open up and allow others the permission to call them out when they see sin in their lives. Kimberly Wagner shares a pointed article on the True Woman blog about this. While the blog is aimed at women readers, the principles here apply to us all.

Marriage Bliss – Or Not – One of the books on my list to read is Timothy Keller’s book, The Meaning Of Marriage. It’s on my Amazon wish list, if you are interested in placing it in my hands… This review, on the Not So Common Sense Blog, caught my attention and has moved the book from my “that looks like a good book to read” list to my “I think I really should read this book” list. You might want to add it to your list as well.

The Lost Art Of Modesty And Humility – Our kids are growing up in a different world that the one we saw, or our parents saw. As a nation, we have shifted away from humility towards pride and arrogance. The potential ramifications of this are staggering and mind-blowing. Tim Elmore has a few suggestions and tools that can help us teach our kids what humility is, and how to live it.

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. – Samuel Johnson