I’ve grown up around people that taught me how to cook. Two of my great loves are reading and learning. Great instructors throughout my life that taught me to challenge...
Posted by | 02/04/2021
Sometimes you’re in the group of “1” other times, you’re in the “99” group. From a young age, I heard the parable of the shepherd and his lost sheep. I...
Posted by | 12/03/2021
There’s a point where the talking must end, and the doing must start. My Dad died 18 years ago. My Mom lived on for another 15 years and passed away...
Posted by | 15/01/2021
Around this time last year, I wrote these words on the chalkboard in my kitchen: God is in control. Towards the end of last year, my Son thought it would...
Posted by | 20/11/2020
My Brother died last Monday morning after a brief ugly fight with Cancer. He was born in 1952. My little sister was born 3 years later but fell ill and...
Posted by | 06/11/2020
You will rarely catch me watching TV, reading fiction, or chewing bubble-gum. They don’t seem worth the trouble. Most things in life that need effort are worth the trouble. I enjoy...
Posted by | 09/10/2020
“Striving to find meaning in one’s life is the primary motivational force in man” (Viktor Frankl 1992) The title could have been, “What I gained in pursuit of happiness” but for me, the essence lies...
Posted by | 20/03/2020
I’m sure you have heard a particular song that conjures up happy memories. The memories are often vivid as your mind slips away to another time and place. There is...
Posted by | 13/03/2020
Don’t you love your birthday? Not for the presents, although that’s a nice part, but it’s a day you can soak up all the love and attention without seeming self-serving....