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 […]

Shhhhhhh

June 7, 2016

‘You got it right….I couldn’t get much cuter and you must know I love cartoon dreams!’

Jake

June 7, 2016

‘I am not blind you know. There you go again racing around like there’s a fire in the basement. People could learn a lot from me and my friends…how to take it easy…how to be in tune with the rhythm of life that should be so much slower than you frantic humans scrambling through life […]

Extraordinary

June 7, 2016

There are some who slink about with stooped shoulders and lifeless eyes. And then…there are those special few who have a spring in their step and live each day with a type of swag that shouts, ‘ain’t nothing gonna stop me…watch out world cause I’m here to do extraordinary things!’

Refuge

June 5, 2016

In every life there are tornados that touch down and create havoc. Wise are those who seek refuge in He who calmed the raging sea so long ago.

Magic

June 4, 2016

In this helter skelter world, it’s easy to miss the magic of the moment. Photo by Dave Irey

The Greatest

June 4, 2016

The sun will rise again tomorrow and millions will remember fondly the brash boxer from Louisville who will always own the title….The Greatest!

A mixed bag

May 30, 2016

One of my neighbors used to have a beautiful tree in her front yard. Her Dad had planted it for her when it was nothing more than a twig and for years it seemed to barely grow at all. Yet, after a time it started to shoot towards the sky with amazing speed. Soon it […]

If

May 30, 2016

Obstacles are like wild animals They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them… they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight. Orison Swett Marden

Hold on

May 30, 2016

We said we’d walk together baby come what may That come the twilight should we lose our way If as we’re walking a hand should slip free I’ll wait for you And should I fall behind Wait for me We swore we’d travel darlin’ side by side We’d help each other stay in stride But […]

Life lessons

May 30, 2016

I’ve learned that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help. I’ve learned that writing, as well as talking, can ease emotional pains. I’ve learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. I’ve learned that you […]

Invaluable

May 30, 2016

A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a twenty dollars bill. In the room of two hundred people, he asked, “Who would like this twenty dollars bill?” Hands started going up. He said, “I am going to give this twenty dollars bill to one of you. But first, let me do […]

No complaints

May 30, 2016

Thom Ortiz was the very successful Arizona State University wrestling coach. One morning, he arrived at his office and received an e-mail which read, “I’m on my way to work, driving down Rural Road, thinking about how much pressure I’m under, and how tough I have it, and there’s a bunch of wrestlers running on […]

Cash McCoy

May 30, 2016

Once upon a time there was cowboy who used to be very tall. Slowly, very slowly, he seemed to shrink a bit over time. Oh sure…..his wife and children looked up to him….but things were changing. Cowboy Bob now needed a small step ladder to mount his horse named Ranger. One day, he had just […]

Focus

May 30, 2016

Imagine you are set point down in a long rally. You are fighting, trying to stay in the set with everything you have. Then your opponent hits a cross-court backhand off the net cord. You watch the ball pop in the air and land on your side. Despite your best efforts, you are now a […]