Tag: inspirational

What Are You Pouring Into?

Matt Talford

Fact: Your daily energy stores (physical, spiritual, mental, emotional) are limited, and rest is required to replenish them. So what does that mean to you and me?  It’s simple.  If we’re dealing with a resource that is finite, it is imperative for us to be mindful of… pay attention to… or closely examine what and whom we pour our energy into.  The question is… are you pouring into people or situations that give back?   If you and I are pitchers and what’s inside of us is water, tea, lemonade,…

13 Quick Ways To Keep Your Cool When Your Faith Is Under Fire

Matt Talford
13 Quick Tips

Here are 13  Quick Ways To Keep Your Cool When Your Faith Is Under Fire: There was a point in my life when it was hard for me to answer this question because everything in my life was going well. I had a beautiful wife, a corporate career with a nice salary, great friends and an active social life. Suddenly, something entered my life that seemed insurmountable to human eyes, and seemingly impossible to overcome. It wasn’t until I turned around and remembered God’s words that I realized that even…

Press Release: Book Signing at Shepherd’s Fold Sat Feb 27

Joetta Talford
Matt D Talford Book Signing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Local Award-Winning Author Matt D Talford Will Hold A Book Signing at Shepherd’s Fold Bookstore on Saturday February 27 ROCK HILL, SC – February 26, 2016 – Shepherd’s Fold Bookstore is hosting Matt D Talford, author of the award-winning memoir, “From Fear To Faith: A Survivor’s Story” on Saturday, February 27 from 11am-2pm. Shepherd’s Fold Bookstore is located at 415 Cherry Road directly across the street from Winthrop University. “From Fear To Faith: A Survivor’s Story,” winner of two International Book Award honors and one USA Book…

Seeing Really Is Believing!

Matt Talford

I think we’ve all heard the phrase, “seeing is believing” enough to consider it cliché; but there’s a reason that phrase has been around for nearly four centuries (if not longer).  In its original sense, I think the message was, “I won’t believe it until I see it,” and certainly most of us have said or thought that a time or two.  But alas, there is another application of that classic idiom. Seeing someone else achieve what was once considered to be extremely difficult (if not impossible) can lead one…

A Letter to My Facebook Family and Friends

Matt Talford

Dear FB Family and Friends, I know it seems a bit odd that I’m writing this to you in a blog post vs the standard usage of a FB status update. But I knew this would be a bit too lengthy for FB, so the blog is a much better forum. Now onto the point of this post… God knows I really try to stay the heck away from politics in my posts, but I have to say it, because right about now, I’ve really had it “up to here.”…