June 21, 2017
A friend said she feels that the ocean is far more impactful than the mountains. I tend to agree. The soothing sound of the waves speaks to the soul. It is as if they’re saying: ‘Go slowly…breathe deeply…pay attention. Just as there is no hurry up in me…there needn’t be such busyness in thee.’
June 20, 2017
Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam, Where the deer and the antelope play, Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, And the skies are not cloudy all day. Home, home on the range, Where the deer and the antelope play, Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, And the skies are not […]
June 18, 2017
When children reach a certain age, we try to teach life skills they’ll need in the years to come. Perhaps they have much to teach us if we only take time to observe.
June 3, 2017
When you’re down and troubled and you need a helping hand and nothing, whoa, nothing is going right. Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there to brighten up even your darkest nights. You just call out my name, and you know where ever I am I’ll come running to […]
May 30, 2017
Jazmine never met her father…never heard a bedtime story or the words ‘you’re beautiful’ from him or anyone else in her life. When she turned seventeen, Jaz volunteered at an orphanage caring for children in need. Reading to them and making the kids feel good about themselves seemed so easy…so natural. Now nineteen, Jazmine is […]
May 28, 2017
It was a gorgeous day last Thursday on The South Platte River in Eleven Mile Canyon west of Colorado Springs. A young man with high hopes arrived early and tried not to be too concerned about the ‘watch out for bears’ sign at the registration shack. The hopes were realized when three feisty brown trout […]
May 27, 2017
There are no guarantees when you take the field or step on the court. There will be bad bounces that are beyond your control. Future Hall of Famer Nolan Arenado makes dazzling plays nearly every game with The Colorado Rockies. Hang in there, Connor…it happens to the very best as Arenado had the exact same […]
May 22, 2017
To listen is a gift…a present given to another. It is the suspension of the wandering mind that wants live at breakneck speed all too often. Cultivate this gift…and cherish it when a special friend takes time to be there for you.
May 20, 2017
A boy of five doesn’t fast forward to tomorrow or worry about yesterday. Content in the moment, he revels in the beauty and possibility of the world that greets him each day.
May 19, 2017
The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be. Konrad Lorenz Dedicated to Lewis
May 19, 2017
The road is often long, and steep, with countless twists and turns. It can be treacherous at times. You wonder if you possess the will to make it. When reaching the summit it dawns on you that life was never meant to be easy…that growth only occurs on the long and winding road where faith […]
May 18, 2017
Kinsey is an inspiration to so many. She is beating leukemia and has a heart of gold. When accepted by The Make a Wish Foundation, she decided to make a difference. Having visited Hawaii some years ago, this extraordinary teen was struck by how many homeless dogs roamed the streets. Kinsey asked the foundation if […]
May 17, 2017
‘The most difficult times for many of us are the times we give ourselves. Yet it’s never too late or too early to practice loving-kindness. It’s as if we had a terminal illness but might live for quite a while. Not knowing how much time we have left, we might begin to think it was […]
May 10, 2017
Many years ago, a very young cowboy worked for a boilermaker company in Kansas City. We did an annual job at a large oil refinery in Wichita. In May, you’d see storm clouds rolling across the plains where it seemed that twenty tornadoes could descend at once. This picture reminded me of those days and […]
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