Attitude

April 15, 2016

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. Zig Ziglar

Peace

April 14, 2016

She once believed that a life well lived was chock full of things to do and places to be. As her life had grown more complex, Dawn felt like a hamster clinging to its rapidly spinning wheel. A ten day “vacation” to a monastery seemed like a crazy idea….just crazy enough that she decided to […]

Solitude

April 14, 2016

To go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude. Jeanne Moreau

The Toughest Draw

April 14, 2016

We were one of the host sites for a prestigious, six-state junior tournament held last summer. Returning from lunch on quarterfinals’ day, I asked the site coordinator if everything was running smoothly. Expecting the customary reply of “yes, we’re right on time,” I was surprised when he pulled me aside beyond earshot of players and […]

Highly favored

April 14, 2016

Favorite girl….favorite shirt….favorite cap….life is good.

Bubba

April 14, 2016

Bruno hit a glorious five iron that landed twelve feet above the hole on #7 at South Suburban. Slowly, the ball began inching down the slope and we watched in anticipation of his first ever ace. He had to settle for a tap in birdie and now prefers to be called Bubba. The dude can […]

Young at heart

April 14, 2016

Laughter is a form of inner jogging. It moves your internal organs around. It enhances respiration. It is an igniter of great expectations. You don’t stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing. If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an approach to […]

Wisdom

April 14, 2016

How wise the youngster who savors the sand under his feet and the golden sunrise of the new day. He walks by himself but does not feel alone. Transfixed by the stillness and the beauty around him, the boy dreams of one day taking pictures….photos that would draw others to appreciate the sea, the sun, […]

Meaning

April 12, 2016

‘We urgently need people who concentrate on the meaning of life rather than the speed, the mechanization, the computerization of it. The world has been upside down for so long, it is almost impossible to believe anymore that the meaning of life is not about doing. The notion that life is about being—being caring, being […]

Tennis humor

April 12, 2016

It was a steamy afternoon in June when Mark arrived for his first tennis lesson. He had just celebrated his seventh birthday. Mark was proud of his new tennis racquet with the large “W” on the cover. As I headed to the teaching court, his mom applied a liberal dose of sunscreen to Mark’s face. […]

Change

April 12, 2016

This tree on Crocker Street in Littleton is 130 years old and once stood over sixty feet high. It is reminder that, at some point, life has a way of cutting us down to size. We are forced to change careers or reconsider priorities while holding fast to time tested core values.

LOVE

April 11, 2016

The song birds were singing this morning at 5:30 and the bus will arrive again at 8:09 to pick up the children for school Yesterday, people played tennis… walked their dogs, and attended church Neighbors stood on the sidewalk and consoled each other over the tragic events of last Monday Surely every single person feels […]

Busy

April 9, 2016

To say that our reliance on technology has skyrocketed is an understatement. Jesse proves that addictions come in many forms.

Focus

April 6, 2016

A very young cowboy has been to at least five Colorado Rockies games and seen fans hit by foul balls. It’s not very pretty when the person gets nailed as they are talking on their cell phone or discussing yesterday’s lacrosse game with their friend. This picture shows what a stray foul ball (from Carlos […]

Kind hearted Ken

April 5, 2016

A quiet neighborhood is stunned at what took place on Monday afternoon. We pray for those injured and all who knew and loved Doc Ken. His selfless act of heroism is no surprise as his office manager stated after his untimely death. Doc is with his beloved son Taylor and daughter Kendall who showed the […]

Just in case

April 3, 2016

Some folks think that angels are just a myth….that they couldn’t actually be in our world or watching over us. Other people keep their eyes open just in case.

Delight

April 3, 2016

Claire loves spending time with her three year old brother Jeremy. He asks her to read bedtime stories to him when mom is traveling on business. Claire thinks that is the neatest thing and it just makes her day.

Dreams

April 3, 2016

Jenny is four and is fascinated with airplanes. She took her first trip on a 737 last week when her family flew to Sarasota for spring break. Jenny proudly told her mom that one day she’ll be a pilot and such is the stuff of dreams.

Ouch!

March 30, 2016

A very young cowboy decided to take piano lessons at age thirty-seven. He bought a used piano and practiced religiously much to the chagrin of his less than patient wife. Maybe switching teachers would help the youngster progress faster. Good thought….but JoAnn was just as perplexed as Doris, his first instructor. The coincidence of their […]

Unfair

March 30, 2016

Can you guess which billionaire presidential candidate adopted this early expression when he felt slighted? Hint: Each week he’s fond of saying, ‘I’ve been treated very unfairly.’