November 3, 2015
Ok…..maybe it’s because I was sooooo scary last year on Halloween that we only had a dozen kids ring the doorbell this year. I can live with that….because our first trick or treater (Ben) was about as cute as they come.
November 3, 2015
The first line of The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck is, ‘Life is Difficult.” Once you graduate from the swinging on swings…….the flying of kites…… and Chucky Cheese birthdays, it becomes apparent that Mr. Peck was right. There is difficulty in the lifting of weights, the climbing of cliffs, the raising of kids, […]
November 3, 2015
Today will be another beautiful day in Colorado before the colder weather arrives later this week. A very young tennis pro awoke this morning with the memory of a similar day in the fall of 2010. It was a Tuesday morning and he was rushing to finish lunch before a noon group lesson. A couple […]
November 2, 2015
We drove slowly north on Downing Street heading to Porter Hospital when a young boy caught my eye. Separated from classmates who excitedly played basketball and tag, he leaned against the baseball backstop far from the kids who didn’t seem to notice him. The boy’s head was bowed and I wondered what he was thinking….and why he was […]
November 2, 2015
Roland was a successful real estate developer and part time tennis player. He played weekly matches against his neighbor and was routinely beaten by lopsided scores. Standing six foot five, this gentle giant had two tennis liabilities that gave his opponent a decided edge. Roland had extremely large feet and slow twitch muscles….not exactly conducive to conducive […]
November 2, 2015
Home is the one place in all this world where hearts are sure of each other. It is the place of confidence. It is the place where we tear off that mask of guarded and suspicious coldness which the world forces us to wear in self-defense. It’s where we pour out the unreserved communications of full […]
November 2, 2015
A very young cowboy has a dear friend in Australia named Sister Cheryl. She does workshops entitled ‘SHINE’ that help people discover their gifts. Cheryl is talented in so many ways. She survived a tumultuous upbringing and emerged with a heart of compassion not unlike Mother Teresa. My sister has also been the driving force for creating […]
November 2, 2015
“There is a language of success and a language of distress. There is a language of progress and a language of regress. Words sell, and word repel. Words lead, and words impede. Words heal the heart, and words wound the soul. When words are used properly, they sing out to the human heart. Used correctly […]
November 1, 2015
A young man from Bombay was telling a story about his youth. He came home on a cloudy day, and his mother asked him, ‘how was your day?’ ‘It was not a good day today; it was very dark,’ he answered. ‘The sun never came out.’ His mother replied, ‘the sun did come out. The […]
November 1, 2015
“Wishing is very important. It helps to build an imagination, new ideas, and a vivid mind brimming with life…Wishing brings optimism and hope to life, through creativity and determined focus.” Mattie Stepanek
November 1, 2015
Admit something: Everyone you see, you say to them, “Love me.” Of course you do not do this out loud; Otherwise, someone would call the cops. Still though, think about this, This great pull in us to connect. Why not become the one Who lives with a full moon in each eye That is always […]
November 1, 2015
My wife is a member in good standing of a group of friends called The Ta Ta’s. They have met for movies and dinners for over twenty-five years. The group also has spent weekends in Vail, Carmel, Cabo, and Scottsdale. Husbands are excluded from these expeditions kind of like wives aren’t usually invited to male […]
October 31, 2015
“Destiny, if I could sit across the porch from God, I’d thank him for lending me you.” Flavia Weedn
October 31, 2015
“I wish to carry you, just like this. On my back, skin to skin, so tight no breeze will whisper through. I will gladly take you on my back, and walk, and walk, and walk—through meadows, and snow, and fallen leaves, through oceans. I will hum you songs, you will play with my hair, and […]
October 31, 2015
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have tasted defeat, experienced suffering, endured struggle, faced loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These people have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not […]
October 31, 2015
If tears could build a stair way and memories a lane, I would walk right up to Heaven and bring you back again. No farewell words were spoken, No time to say “Goodbye”. You were gone before I knew it, and only God knows why. My heart still aches with sadness, and secret tears still […]
October 30, 2015
She just turned 83 this week and loves bridge, bowling, and bagels. For the longest time when she was a youngster, she wondered about her name. Her parents said that ‘Gabi’ was chosen because it would grow in significance as the years passed by. They told her that it did not stand for Gabriela and […]
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