The mission

July 12, 2016

Jon Gordon has written an excellent book entitled The Carpenter. It is about a husband wife team that starts their own business and the challenges they encounter. A very wise carpenter is instrumental in helping them succeed. He tells them that… “It’s easy to have a great mission statement but it is pointless unless your […]

Astounding

July 12, 2016

Fun facts about Eagles…they can spot a rabbit moving from two miles away or an ant on the ground from the top of a ten story building.

Who knew?

July 12, 2016

Who could ever foresee that our dog sitting adventure would expand into caring for all sorts of furry critters?

Broken

July 11, 2016

What is striking about a country as great as The United States is that the two party system is so utterly broken. How on earth can they put forward two of the least likeable and most untrustworthy people ever? The fishing in Canada is supposedly fantastic and four years of it could help erase the […]

Joy

July 11, 2016

Lord, grant me the fearless spirit of a child….the eyes to greet each sunrise with a sense of wonder and the sunset with profound gratitude. Awaken in me the unbridled joy of a young boy running on the beach. With your urging, may I view each step and every breath as miraculous and unrepeatable.

The brute

July 10, 2016

‘That’s right mister….you are trespassing and that silly golf cart doesn’t scare me a bit. If I were you, I’d put that thing in reverse and get the heck out of my territory. These claws of mine can do some serious damage!’

Tranquility

July 10, 2016

“In God’s wildness lies the hope of the world – the great fresh unblighted, unredeemed wilderness. The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware.” John Muir

Island tennis

July 10, 2016

When you play tennis in Turks & Caicos, the hotel does not provide ball kids but the ball iguanas are actually very good. Players are wise to wash their hands frequently during matches.

Reality

July 10, 2016

This quote is not from the famous golf coach Harvey Penick. It is from a retired player who stopped counting after buying putter #96. ‘A three hundred dollar putter can never compensate for a 29 cent putting stroke.’

Hope and Faith

July 10, 2016

Feelings aroused by the touch of someone’s hand, the sound of music, the smell of a flower, a beautiful sunset, a work of art, love, laughter, hope and faith – all work on both the unconscious and the conscious aspects of the self, and they have physiological consequences as well. Bernie Siegel

Love is….

July 9, 2016

Unable to sleep at 2:30 this morning, these words from Paulo Coelho seemed to be relevant. Life is too short to keep important words like love locked away in our hearts. Today, I will look upon my family members with surprise and amazement, glad to discover that they are here by my side, silently sharing […]

Focus

July 9, 2016

Paul Azinger recently was featured on The Golf Channel in an interview with Brandel Chamblee. Azinger won the 1993 PGA Championship and captained the victorious 2008 Ryder Cup team. When asked about his pre shot routine at The PGA, he demonstrated what helped on Sunday’s final few pressure packed holes. He’d stand behind the ball […]

Bouncing back

July 9, 2016

Ok……c’mon…….this is supposed to happen next Friday when the Vicodin or Dilaudid is masking the effects of Dr. Andy’s handiwork on a youngster’s squawking shoulder. 3:00 am and there’s no way to get back to sleep…..thoughts flitting across the brain like cars through a toll booth. The youngster decides to put on a little Zac […]

Firm foundation

July 9, 2016

Dear Poppy, I just wanted to write and tell you a few things I’ve never shared in person. This first semester is both exciting and daunting….so much work and so many temptations to let the schoolwork take a back seat to party time. I’m so grateful you are my dad. I’ve never had anyone challenge […]

A poem for parents

July 9, 2016

My mind moves like a greyhound chasing a rabbit round the track Maybe it’s to keep the feelings at bay that something’s missing You see, she doesn’t live here anymore We rarely make those special memories like we did before Only now and then do we see her come walking through that door Maybe that’s […]

The path

July 9, 2016

The choices that we make through our lives, the people who intersect us on our path kind of change what our fated destiny is. So some of us are lucky enough for the choices that we make to keep us on our path. Anthony Mackie

Gusto

July 9, 2016

Anytime I feel lost, I pull out a map and stare. I stare until I have reminded myself that life is a giant adventure, so much to do, to see. Angelina Jolie

Solitary refinement

July 9, 2016

There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul. Victor Hugo

Forever

July 8, 2016

Don’t worry, my friend We have endured so much together You have walked with me when my strength was lagging and I couldn’t find the way Now, it is my time to see you through I have your back and you are not alone That is what best friends are for…today….tomorrow….forever.

Fourth of July

July 4, 2016

My country,’ tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing; land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrims’ pride, from every mountainside let freedom ring! My native country, thee, land of the noble free, thy name I love; I love thy rocks and rills, thy woods and templed hills; my heart […]