November 17, 2015
It has been our great fortune to know and love you. We are daughters and sons and the ones who call you friend. All of us touched through the years by your love and kindness. We live close to home and thousands of miles away…..so different and yet so much the same…..All of us joined […]
November 17, 2015
A very young cowboy learned about a carpenter today. His life was made magical by his wife, his friends, and another Carpenter who has shown him incredible things in his new home. The Senior Carpenter now calls him son and they do woodworking projects together. Over coffee one day, The Carpenter told the new arrival that he […]
November 17, 2015
On a rainy April afternoon in 1996, Shannon Baker was rummaging through old photos and memorabilia in her attic. The children would be home soon and she hoped to find a picture of her parents wedding for their golden anniversary celebration on Saturday. She didn’t find a picture…..but what she did find shocked the world. A […]
November 16, 2015
Jordan Smith sang a prayer for Paris…..and France….and the world tonight and it brought hope to all who heard it. You might want to view it on You Tube as it was something else! Great Is Thy Faithfulness by Jordan Smith. Have a super day and be careful on the streets of Denver with all the snow.
November 15, 2015
‘You must be kidding mom….this is not going to fly. I refuse to be a picture puppet paraded on Facebook for your friend’s entertainment!”
November 15, 2015
In a dream the night before Heather was born, Ann heard a voice with a message that would stay with her forever. ‘O favored one, you are entrusted with this child and please understand that she has chosen you. Of all the people on earth, this precious soul knew that you would be the one to cherish […]
November 15, 2015
Our hands have the potential to soothe…..they are linked inextricably to the heart….or should be.
November 15, 2015
When Carly was three, we had a nightly ritual called story time. I’d lay down next to her bed and regale her with the tale of Millie The Crawdad. Three friends (Hector,Delores, and Sam) were walking by the creek one day when they saw a crawdad sitting on the far bank in a lounge chair. As you might […]
November 12, 2015
It’s Thursday, November 20th. and Berkeley is having a very rough week. Please pray for health. Ok….you might have seen the incredible World Series victory by the opportunistic Kansas City Royals…..and you might be inclined to label them as heroes. Sixty-five miles west of Kansas City is the town of Topeka and there is a […]
November 12, 2015
“Isn’t it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation?” Zig Ziglar The sunshine, soothing water, and lack of hecticity must be worth it.
November 12, 2015
When the weather suits you not, Try smiling. When your coffee isn’t hot, Try smiling. When your neighbors don’t do right, Or your relatives all fight, Sure ’tis hared, but then you might Try smiling. Doesn’t change the things, of course- Just smiling. But it cannot make them worse- Just smiling. And it seems to […]
November 12, 2015
“Today will never happen again. Don’t waste it with a false start or no start at all.” Og Mandino
November 11, 2015
Changing our expectations or reframing a situation or circumstance can have a profound effect. Demetrius Dumm says, ‘I like to use the example of someone who has painful arthritis in his left knee. Instead of complaining about that to everyone who will listen, he will remind himself that he does not have pain in his […]
November 11, 2015
In the faint light of the attic, an old man, tall and stooped, bent his great frame and made his way to a stack of boxes that sat near one of the little half-windows. Brushing aside the wisps of cobwebs, he tilted the top box toward the light and began to carefully lift out one […]
November 11, 2015
Janice Avery had just been let go from her job where she’d served faithfully for fourteen years. A downturn in the economy caused unavoidable cutbacks that caught her completely off guard. She cleaned out her desk and locker, said a tearful goodbye, and began the twenty minute drive home to break the news to her […]
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