Balance

June 22, 2016

Even the most experienced surfers catch waves that hurl them to the ocean floor. Soon, they grab their board and search for the next wave….the next chance to come out on top.

Fun seekers

June 22, 2016

Some people are blessed with a few more silly bones than their more serious neighbors. From their earliest years, they create laughter and pursue wackiness like a bloodhound on a fresh trail.

Sun kissed

June 21, 2016

The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do. Galileo Galilei

Perspective

June 21, 2016

If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. Wayne Dyer

Possibility

June 21, 2016

Great things are done when men and mountains meet. William Blake

Aha

June 21, 2016

Yes, now I understood for the first time that my soul was not so poor and empty as it had seemed to me, and that it had been only the sun that was lacking to open all its germs, and buds to the light. Max Muller

Father’s Day

June 21, 2016

With Father’s Day slipping beyond the rear view mirror, it’s nice to know that a lot of dads realize what matters most.

Trust

June 19, 2016

“In the eyes of a child…there is joy, there is laughter… there is hope, there is trust, a chance to shape the future…” Air Supply

Prioritize

June 18, 2016

Sandy retired in 2014 after twenty years with a well known non-profit. At first, she traveled frequently and volunteered at a local church. Lately, she discovered the joy of walking and it has become a part of her daily routine. Sandy says some of her most creative ideas arrive when walking alone in the woods. […]

CPR

June 18, 2016

Jack returned Friday from a business trip to L.A.. After dinner, he made a comment to nine year old Ben that he’d made a hundred times. ‘You’re the best!’ This was the first time Jack got to see the effect his words had on his eldest son. CPR stands for Continuous Positive Reinforcement and if […]

Wonder

June 18, 2016

There is a sense of wonder at seeing a first butterfly….. firefly…..or 737 streaking across the sky. Wise are they who preserve and pursue wonder as the years go by.

Imagine

June 17, 2016

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. Albert Einstein

No chance

June 13, 2016

‘Mom….do you really want to have another staring contest with me? Do you not remember the last one where you lost in under ten seconds? Maybe you should try bridge or bowling.’

Joey

June 13, 2016

Joey had somehow wandered off and was missing for eight days. Dylan and his parents had made fliers and placed them on stop signs in their neighborhood and three surrounding subdivisions. The call arrived on Tuesday morning and Dylan let out a yell that could have been heard in Evergreen. Some stories have the kind […]

Humility

June 12, 2016

“This mountain, the arched back of the earth risen before us, it made me feel humble, like a beggar, just lucky to be here at all, even briefly.” (Bridget Asher)

Hold on

June 12, 2016

Can you tolerate the darkness and take refuge from the rain? Will you hold fast to hope until the light breaks through again?

Authentic

June 12, 2016

‘Be what you is, and not what you ain’t, cause if you ain’t what you is, you is what you ain’t. Luther D. Price

Laugh

June 12, 2016

Laura Vais thinks laughter is the best medicine for what ails ya. Just google Orangutan Magic Trick if you like to laugh.

One incredible guy

June 11, 2016

A very young cowboy had a dream last night that was so real. It was about a great friend who still lives in the hearts of so many of us…his family, his friends, his coworkers, and the thousands of kids he touched as their favorite doctor. One of these children comes to mind immediately. He […]

The shadow buster

June 10, 2016

Take a smile with you everywhere and light up the world. There are plenty of shadows, and clouds, and curmudgeons….you were born to shine.