Urgency in tennis

March 18, 2016

What mindset can get you or your doubles team off to a quick start in every game? Try imagining that the score is love -30 when you toss the ball for the first point. Players often play as if it’s a ‘nice to have it’ point when they should be playing ‘gotta have it’ tennis. […]

Hope

March 18, 2016

“Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard – And sore must be the storm – That could abash the little Bird That kept so many […]

Risk

March 18, 2016

It takes great courage to leave the same old, same old pattern and take your game to another level. Critics may scoff and question your judgment. That’s ok, as long as they admire your passion and fortitude.

Trust

March 18, 2016

Horatio Spafford wrote one of the most memorable songs in history. He was a successful lawyer in Chicago in the mid 1800’s. He and his wife Anna had a son and four daughters. They tragically lost their son at a young age and Spafford eventually scheduled a family trip abroad to help recover. Mr. Spafford […]

Possibilities

March 18, 2016

There can be no greater action than lifting your children up and making them believe they can touch the sky.

Choices

March 18, 2016

The curmudgeonly bird chose a countenance that was unmistakable. ‘Don’t mess with me, I am having a bad feather day there’s no getting around it.’ For hours he remained like a mummy looking but not seeing. Eventually, he heard the songs of other birds…saw them flying to and fro without a care in the world. […]

Focus

March 18, 2016

The path is often uphill and the footing precarious. You walk slowly focussed on just the next step…and then the next. Both hands hold on as you teeter this way and that. There is no rushing to get ahead or use in looking back…only the recognition that the goal is within reach if you engage […]

Right before your eyes

March 18, 2016

The more often we see the things around us – even the beautiful and wonderful things – the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds – even those we love. Because we see things so […]

Presto!

March 16, 2016

A good friend just seems to read your mind at times. Before you know it, they are with you and a sour day turns sunny in the blink of an eye.

Oh my!

March 16, 2016

What a treat to be in Arizona today! The temperature is in the low 80’s and we can’t wait to see if tonight’s sunset is as brilliant as the one that capped off yesterday. Life is Good!

Ouch!

March 16, 2016

Clark was dressed in black like Hall of Fame golfer Gary Player. He didn’t have a pre shot routine and his grip was unique to put it mildly. The green was 115 yards ahead with a small pond in front. Clark took a mighty swing and the club failed to make contact with the ball. […]

Brooke

March 16, 2016

Brooke has a new pink cap and jacket…and a mom who, although recently divorced, cherishes every minute with her daughter. Jill has a reason for staying strong and nothing will prevent her from making a great life for her and her baby.

Courage

March 16, 2016

My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

It’s all good

March 16, 2016

John’s shot soared high and true….it was a thing of beauty. He held his finish until the ball reached its apex and anticipated the kudos from his playing partners. John watched in disbelief as his Bridgestone #3 hit the top of the mound and slowly, agonizingly, rolled into the lake. No kudos this time….a sure […]

Delicious

March 16, 2016

Carrie has made two promises. The Farmhouse near The Breckenridge Brewery in Littleton has been renovated and looks much better now. More importantly, the brunch is out of this world and you won’t be disappointed.

The gift of encouragement

March 16, 2016

The fruit of encouraging a friend is that they may be awakened….alerted to the power of their own capacity to pass it on and lift the spirits of those in need.

Playfulness

March 15, 2016

You see a child play, and it is so close to seeing an artist paint, for in play a child says things without uttering a word. You can see how he solves his problems. You can also see what’s wrong. Young children, especially, have enormous creativity, and whatever’s in them rises to the surface in […]

Buddy

March 15, 2016

‘Date night again,huh? How can you leave me here alone and live with yourselves? Can’t you just make some popcorn and the three of us find a movie on Showtime? PLEASE?’

Fountain of youth

March 15, 2016

There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age. Sophia Loren

Kindness

March 15, 2016

I think we all do have a guardian angel. I believe they work through us all the time, when we are thoughtful and good and kind to each other. Roma Downey