Author Archives: Andy

Changes Begin with You

Changes Begin with You So often we make promises to ourselves about making changes in our lives. We can easily make excuses when we fail or do not try to make the changes that are necessary in our lives. Resolutions are a dime a dozen and it is said that approximately 40 percent keep theirContinue reading “Changes Begin with You”

Faith Brings Certainty in 2021

What will 2021 bring to you? What will the next decade bring to you?What have you learned or discovered this past year of uncertainty and challenges during this Covid-19 pandemic in 2020? I reviewed some past New Years post. “Don’t pray for an easy life, but pray to be strong!”Boy did this challenge me thisContinue reading “Faith Brings Certainty in 2021”

Down But Not Out

Another New Year will be soon upon us and it’s out with the old in with the new! For some of you the challenges of life and the pressures, stresses, have been excruciating, saying, this year cannot end soon enough! For others it was a good year to reflect back on and count your blessings.Continue reading “Down But Not Out”

Enjoy the Little Things in Life

The year 2020 will remind us of what really matters in this life when we look back in years from now. Some people have been speaking about a reset button, but I would like to think of this year as a pause button. Truly it has been an interesting year, even a Leap Year atContinue reading “Enjoy the Little Things in Life”

Christ Our Hope

May each of you and your family have a Wonderful Blessed Christmas this year 2020. As Charlie Brown once said,”It’s not what’s underneath the Christmas Tree, but who is around the tree that makes the memories”! It doesn’t matter what difficulties you and your family may have faced this past year in spite of theContinue reading “Christ Our Hope”

Right On Schedule

God Is Never Too Early or Never Too Late, But Is Always Right On Time! Why was Jesus born at such a time on Bethlehem’s morning? We have to go back to the 400 silent years between the Old and New Testaments. It was prophesied throughout several areas in the Old Testament. We see specificContinue reading “Right On Schedule”

Christ Impact at Christmas 🎄

When Christ made an Impact at Christmas 🎄 What comes to your mind when you think of the word impact?I think of two trains or two rams colliding. How about football players running at each other or some leader or voice casting vision to motivate others? Before Christ was born it was a dark timeContinue reading “Christ Impact at Christmas 🎄”

The Ghost of Christmas

THE GHOST of CHRISTMAS The story of Christmas appears to get camouflaged by all the fanfare and the trappings such as Santa Claus, Christmas trees, gifts and commercialism. Oh, but, there are so many good movies just to name a few such as ‘The Miracle on 34th Street’. The Ghost of Christmas is not EbenezerContinue reading “The Ghost of Christmas”

The Mystery of Christmas 🎄

The Christmas season is a time of year where love is more evident, people become more generous and help the less fortunate in need. A season where people are in a giving spirit and respond not necessarily with just money or gifts. Most of us wish this attitude could spread throughout the entire year. WeContinue reading “The Mystery of Christmas 🎄”

Let Your Bulb Burn Bright

Have you noticed when Christmas light bulbs start to wear out they begin to flicker off and on? Sometimes they flicker for a minute or most of the night. This can happen either on a tree or the lights outside on the house. When I was growing up the lights were a bit different. TheContinue reading “Let Your Bulb Burn Bright”

Christ is Hope

“When you don’t take time out to notice & understand your emotions, they have a strange way of resurfacing when you least expect or want them to”. Travis Bradbury Emotions can sweep over you during the holidays like no other time throughout the year. Emotions like grief, sadness, loneliness, depression, fear can easily grip usContinue reading “Christ is Hope”

Forgiveness the Sprit of Christmas

For many people this season is not always the most wonderful time of the year! People lose loved ones who have died, a relationship breakup, just one too many parties where alcohol or drugs takes its toll on a person or family. Loneliness and depression set in and the Christmas spirit appears to be soContinue reading “Forgiveness the Sprit of Christmas”

A Light Will Shine For You

A Light Will Shine for You This time of year brings joy, peace, love, but it can also bring sadness, grief, despondency, emptiness, and even the dark side of depression. Loved ones who have been lost or suddenly taken away from us due to unusual circumstances or even suicide. The inevitable news about an accidentContinue reading “A Light Will Shine For You”

Christmas Blues

The most wonderful time of year can also be the most dark time of the year. Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.Psalms 42:5 NIV There’s nothing like New England when the clocks are turnedContinue reading “Christmas Blues”

God’s Overshadowing Presence

This season is usually a fast paced time of year with gift shopping, Christmas gatherings and parties with your work or at some friends and relatives, going to the theatre and watching countless children’s plays, and Christmas movies. The past seasons were very similar , but this season is quite a bit different when itContinue reading “God’s Overshadowing Presence”

Authentic Leadership

When leadership of organizations, municipalities, governments of local ,state, federal etc. lack accountability; we will lack responsibility and eventually nobility and respect for those in such positions. It is difficult to respect a leader or leadership when they do not want to be accountable, but continue to usurp authority. Laws of the land are givenContinue reading “Authentic Leadership”

Giving is A Blessing

It is more blessed to give than receive! It’s that time of year when the pressure of guilt draws near with unrealistic or high expectations when it comes to giving gifts or who is on the list and who is not. Commercialism seems to sap the joy of the season right out of us asContinue reading “Giving is A Blessing”

Make a Difference this Christmas 🎄

Watching a few Christmas specials this week such as “A Charlie Brown Christmas” surely brought me back to my childhood memories. The message about Christmas was so simple. How God gave us His only son Jesus Christ who was born to die. Christmas is a message of Hope in a dark hour. Did you knowContinue reading “Make a Difference this Christmas 🎄”

Finding Rest in God

Finding Rest in God There are times when we think of rest that we get the feeling of having more sleep, just sitting down on the sofa or lazy boy recliner. You may need a long vacation like a couple of weeks to renew your mind and body, especially after this year 2020. Have youContinue reading “Finding Rest in God”

A December to Remember

Make the Effort It is officially the last month of the year December and you’re probably thinking where did this year go by.For some of us the year has been long and challenging. The pandemic has worn down your spirit, body, and mind. For others, it’s one of your better years being in the rightContinue reading “A December to Remember”

Christmas and Emotions

For many people this season is not always the most wonderful time of the year! People lose loved ones who have died due to the pandemic Covid 19, a relationship breakup, just one too many parties where alcohol or drugs takes its toll on a person or family. Loneliness and depression set in and theContinue reading “Christmas and Emotions”

My Purpose

Greetings! My name is Andy Provitola and I live in New England on the south shore between Boston and the beautiful Cape Cod region. The purpose of my blogging and writing is to encourage you in your journey here on planet earth. Life is full of pressing issues and problems and my desire is toContinue reading “My Purpose”