SecondIron's Blog

We were all made to be fishers not only of the sea but fishers of men, we are set to cast our nets and pull in our brothers that have gotten lost at sea. We sit in the pews of our church’s looking for redemption, salvation and something to believe in. We are filled by the Holy Spirit and are on fire as we sing our praises to change the world.  As soon as service ends we rush  back out into the world and our fire passes as an adrenaline rush and we become numb. We sink back into our routines of yard work, school work, getting prepared for the work week, NASCAR or football on TV, whatever is on tap for our Sunday afternoon.   Our families are the only things we tend to pray for when we bend our knees that night in preparation of the new week.  Within hours the fire that was inside us has dulled to a mere glimmer, a spark to stoke just to keep lit until next Sunday. As men we were made for more than just being pew sitters on Sunday and then to cover up our faith with our ties and suits the rest of the week.   We tend to find that when we are around our co-workers, neighbors and friends

As men we all struggle with gift buying especially when it comes to buying for our wives or our mothers.  With Mother’s Day (May 11th in case you were not sure) just around the bend I am sure some of you are starting to panic a bit, the rest forgot all about it until right now. Have no fear! I have taken up some ideas and made your shopping list simple and easy to accomplish.  As you read through this post you could be done in a matter of minutes and come out looking like a king. Follow these simple ideas and stay out of the doghouse and away from appliances one more year. Roku Stick for Streaming Netflix and more 49.00 Chosen For Purpose 9.49-10.78 – explore the journey in finding out why you are here and what is your purpose. 14k Gold Sterling Silver Gem Stone Heart Necklace 75.00 – never go wrong with pretty personalized jewelry guys.

Everyone knows that trust is a difficult thing to come by.  Even those of you that are ‘trusting’ until you prove me wrong are usually just kidding yourselves.  It almost never fails that someone somewhere at some point will break that bond of trust. As someone who works with homeless and abused animals, trust is word that does not always come easy nor is taken for granted.  This past weekend I witnessed trust get shattered in a blink of an eye. We were at the park for an annual family reunion and we brought our two rescues along as they are family too.  Both dogs usually have great social skills with people and are happy to see anyone that might pet them or pay them any mind. Everything went off  without a hitch, we ate and talked and had a good time.  The dogs were the center of attention as they usually can become.  We take them with us to work on socialization and to continue building the trusting bond around other people.