It’s graduation week. By Sunday night there will no longer be any high school seniors….they will be graduates of the high school they have attended for the past year. And they will be looking forward to their future. It’s a future that needs them desperately to step into some important ...
Some years ago I was given an insulated travel coffee cup by a firm with which we did business. It was a lovely cup — tall, slender, stainless-steel inside and out, nice rubber grip on the outside. A short time after I acquired the cup, I had an appointment in a town about 40-minutes away. ...
Here’s the hard truth; your past only defines you if you let it. We’ve all got chapters we don’t talk about much. Decisions we’d take back without hesitation. Moments that stick with you longer than they should. That’s part of being human. But where people get it wrong, at least ...
May was always a special time in my boyhood family. Our mother’s birthday was on May 8 and Mother’s Day was a few days away — sometimes on the same day. As kids we couldn’t afford anything remarkable for Mom’s birthday and Mother’s Day, but I remember buying her cards for one day ...
Getting ready to go on a fishing trip should be an easy thing. That’s what I used to think. After going on many, many fishing trips over the years, I’ve learned that some planning is a good idea. Whether you’re going for a day, a weekend, or on an extended fishing trip, some planning ...
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” –Matthew 5:9 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.” –John 14:27 What do you think is the ...