Strength

July 27, 2016

Don’t wish me happiness – I don’t expect to be happy it’s gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor – I will need them all. Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Gratitude

July 25, 2016

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?’ William Arthur Ward

Down under

July 24, 2016

Ten years ago, we had the great fortune of visiting Cheryl and Bill on The Gold Coast in Australia. The 14 hour flight was worth it and they were the most gracious hosts. This is a scene you are apt to see if you get the opportunity to visit this enchanted land.

Kool Aid

July 24, 2016

He actually said this…..we are living in the most peaceful era in human history. Can someone please get him a ticket to Chicago, or San Bernardino, or Dallas, or Baton Rouge? Let him try to tell them this fairy tale nonsense. Maybe a trip to Paris, Orlando, or Nice. Better check the Kool Aid this […]

Give us this day…..

July 24, 2016

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Linde

July 24, 2016

You know em when you see them. There are some people who are born to wear hats. Linde is certainly one. Awfully cute….wouldn’t ya say?

Trust

July 21, 2016

There is a reason that a golden retriever is a boy’s best friend. They are the one constant in his life that never judges or criticizes. He could fumble on the last play to lose the game or go O for 4 with three strikeouts and still that tail will be wagging as he enters […]

Impeccable

July 20, 2016

Speak impeccably. Thy tongue is a great builder or devastating destroyer. Choose words that encourage the people you meet. Like a pebble thrown into a pond, our words can have far reaching effects.

Ferocious

July 19, 2016

My very young wife and I were watching a special on Nat Geo Wild tonight. They were attempting to determine North America’s fiercest animals. The grizzly bears and wolves were especially ferocious and fearless. The grizzly’s sense of smell is two thousand times more powerful than our own. If you opened a jar of peanut […]

The Stairs

July 18, 2016

Oh long and dark the stairs I trod, with stumbling feet to find my God, Gaining a foothold bit by bit Then slipping back and losing it. There came a certain time when I Loosened my hold and fell thereby, Down to the lowest step my fall As if I had not climbed at all. […]

Leisure

July 18, 2016

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature. Henry David Thoreau

Smile

July 18, 2016

I love being my silly ole self! Life is a lot better when you have a good sense of humor and you smile. Unknown

Turbulence

July 18, 2016

At some stage in most people’s lives, things turn upside down, and nothing is as you expected it to be. Susanne Bier

Rock solid

July 18, 2016

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. Thomas Jefferson

Soar

July 18, 2016

Refuse to be average. Let your heart soar as high as it will. Aiden Wilson Tozer

Special people

July 18, 2016

Recently, a very young cowboy spent time reading in a memorial park near the Trophy Club. Denny and Peggy lived in the neighborhood for many years and both loved their two sons, tennis, and skiing. I can close my eyes and see Peggy striding onto the tennis court with the biggest smile….it was her Friday […]

Callings

July 17, 2016

Barbara loves the many hats she’s worn in her life. Wife, mother, grandmother and friend are just a few. Many years ago she answered a calling to inspire others by writing and speaking about personal development and organizational effectiveness. The donning of these two hats and her spreading of contagious enthusiasm around the globe has […]

Those stinging things

July 14, 2016

A very young cowboy was teaching a tennis singles drill today on two courts. At one point, he put his hand on the nearest fence post not knowing the surprise that awaited him. Two seconds later, there were six wasps on his right hand and fifteen other mad bombers circling the poor fella. He reflexively […]

Wisdom

July 13, 2016

“There are two things to aim at in life: First to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind has achieved the second.” Logan Pearsall Smith

Habitual

July 13, 2016

“As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate […]