Simply astounding

February 6, 2016

If you’re a tennis fan….and you like to laugh, jus Google Roger Federer Top Ten Tweeners. You will quickly understand why people will be talking about Mr. Federer fifty years from now.

Sisters

February 6, 2016

A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life. Isadora James

Aaaahhhh!

February 6, 2016

The lake and the mountains have become my landscape, my real world. Georges Simenon

Why not?

February 6, 2016

Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. Maya Angelou

No déjà vu

February 6, 2016

Here’s hoping that Clyde and the rest of Bronco Nation doesn’t feel this way after the first play of tomorrow’s Super Bowl.

Guess again

February 6, 2016

“Not on your life you silly goat. Don’t even think about it!”

Above and beyond

February 6, 2016

Fortunate are they who can rise above the storms of life.

Food for thought

February 6, 2016

It occurred to a very young basketball fan that….just like Elle and her teammates, All Souls share a common connection, an invisible thread that bonds them together. *** for a great read, check out An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff A terrific story of an eleven year old panhandler and his remarkable encounter and friendship […]

Oh my

February 6, 2016

Well, this has been a rather tumultuous twenty-four hours. Oh, don’t get me wrong….I’ve always encouraged my wife Sally to travel with her friends. In two weeks, they will be off again to the sandy shores of Cabo for margaritas and mai tai’s. What irks me is the news I learned yesterday. It seems that […]

Gunner

February 5, 2016

Dave adopted Gunner from The Dumb Friends League when he was three months old. He resisted taking him to the vet even though his aging friend seemed to be in pain. When Dave finally did make the appointment, Gunner was having trouble walking. The news from the vet was not good and Dave realized he’d […]

Yuck

February 5, 2016

Some people have the strangest things on their bucket list. Rumor has it that Becky crossed this off in a hurry and had nightmares for a week.

Levi

February 5, 2016

“Movie night again, huh? Can’t you just rent a film and make some popcorn? You know I love popcorn. It is so boring when you’re gone for three hours. Won’t you at least consider staying in tonight? Please?”

My mom

February 4, 2016

“My mom has read to me for as long as I can remember. When I was younger, it would soothe me to sleep. Now that I’m older, her voice just fills me with this wonderful feeling that is hard to describe. In the summer, we lay in the hammock and she tells make believe stories […]

The sea

February 4, 2016

“When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused.” Rainer Maria Rilke Photo by Katie Cochran

Laughter is magic

February 4, 2016

Who is there in your life that can make you laugh like a three year old? Seek them out…spend time with these jewels who can add years to your life.

The climb

February 4, 2016

No one said the journey to the top would be easy. Keep going….all the while appreciating that your racing heart is never tested in the valley.

Unstoppable

February 4, 2016

Some people just have the knack of looking for the bright side….for looking up with faith when others shudder with fear or succumb to doubt. This is one of the things people love about Alex…she is bright eyed, supremely confident, and unstoppable. Alex…you being you is all that you’ll need on Wednesday. You Rock!

Time flies

February 3, 2016

Rachel has said this is her favorite picture of Mark. He was born on February 3rd.,1976 and has been the light of her life. Mark is the oldest of three boys who all excelled in football in their youth. He was All-State and earned a scholarship to play quarterback at The university of Texas. Rachel […]

Unconscious competence

February 2, 2016

In his prime, Michael Jordan Michael Jordan was shooting a free throw against The Denver Nuggets. After a few bounces of the ball, he closed his eyes and ‘Bingo’, chalk one up for the Bulls. That is just one example of unconscious competence. The feeling, so wired into Jordan after hundreds of thousands of attempts, […]

Awe

February 2, 2016

“The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.” Pamela Hansford Johnson Photo by Dave Irey