“I Hate My Job!”
Going to work is not always a picnic. If you’re one of the lucky 45% of Americans who say they are satisfied with their job, you might stop reading…or continue and pass this on to someone you know who is in the remaining category. “I hate my job” is an oft-heard mantra among people we...
God Loves Authentic Whiners
The following piece brought a lot of inspiration to me so I asked leadership coach Jerome Daley if I could share it here. Hope you can relate as much as I did…and don’t feel bad if you’ve been a whiner lately. Diane Markins Advanced Complaining by Jerome Daley, Leaderhip Coach I need...
Selective Faith
For those who call themselves Christians the Bible is, well, their “bible.” It’s the instruction manual, the map and the rule book for living. Just as those who attempt to use a new piece of technology without reading the instruction manual, a traveler who veers away from the plotted course or someone who attempts to...
God Only Calls When He Equips
“Not by might nor by power but by My Spirit, says the Lord…” Zechariah 4:6 I invited Michele Howe, author of Burdens do a Body Good to write the following guest post. If you’re feeling like God is prompting you to step up and take on a new challenge, don’t fear! If He calls you, He will...
Cultivating Patriotism
“My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!” ~Thomas Jefferson While visiting Boston last fall and touring the Freedom Trail, I saw some physical evidence—lasting remnants—of the history of our country. Reading history books and learning about the sacrifices...
Simple Joy in Complicated Economy
“Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.” Francis Bacon Remember the good ol’ days…about three years ago, when we all had money and businesses were booming? Things have certainly changed. Our business was busy. My husband was actually taking care of “big picture” aspects of our...
Avoid Talking to Dead People
With the popularity of TV programs like Ghost Whisperer, Medium, and Crossing Over with John Edwards, it’s clear that people have a strange fascination with the supernatural. While a theological discussion of this might be interesting, the focus of this post is the reason for all that interest. In most of these shows people long...
“Sir” Paul, Classless Act
Famed singer Paul McCartney was knighted on March 11th, 1997 for “helping to revolutionize pop music.” Receiving this honor is a big deal across The Pond, reserved for people who make substantial contributions to Britain, in this case British culture. When most of us think of knights, we think of honor, grace and chivalry. Those...
Team Friendship
Unusual Friendship “We must all hang together, or assuredly, we shall all hang separately.” - Benjamin Franklin The only successful way to live life is by assembling a team. We simply can’t do it alone and God didn’t intend us to. Just as each player on a team has a specific job to do, the...
My Body, My Responsibility
“Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.” ~Doug Larson Physicians and other health care professionals are a necessary and tremendously valuable resource. The average Jane isn’t educated to distinguish pink eye from allergies or skin cancer from a hairy mole. We need those people. However, we...
About Diane
Diane Markins writes and speaks in a "high def, authentic style" about issues that impact daily living. She aspires to reflect the love of God as a wife, mom, businesswoman, speaker and writer. Married to her high school sweetheart in 1979, Diane is also the mother of two grown kids and a daughter-in-law. Her life is also shared with two dogs and a cat.
"Her no-holds-barred approach to the challenges facing our nation today makes her a voice to be reckoned with – and one God is mightily using."
Adam Colwell
Chief Editor, The Presidential Prayer Team
Copyright © 2010 - Modern Ambition - All rights reserved. Conforms to W3C Standard XHTML & CSS