Precious Gift On the first break of the pandemic shutdown, right when they allowed large gatherings indoors, of course with masks on, I said, “I do” to a beautiful, brilliant, strong, and God-loving lady at our church altar. Beatrice is funny, full of energy, and immensely gifted in music. When she sings at our local…

My favorite story I have read numerous times the story of Santiago, a young shepherd boy in Paulo Coelho’s must-read book, The Alchemist.  Santiago had chosen his job as a shepherd because he loved to travel and see the world. As he took care of his sheep in the fields, he had a recurring dream…

Trademark for Strength How can you take full advantage of something? We often lose the maximum benefit of what we don’t have a full understanding. Humility is one of these qualities many people go through their entire lives without ever tapping into its full power. Failure to fully understand humility is the reason we never…

This I know No bad day that lacks something good to appreciate. There is no season that doesn’t have its beauty. Despite the cold weather of winter, there is beauty in snow, and with the heat of summer, comes the attractive vegetation. 2020 has been a year that will be understandably remembered largely in a…

“You will never have anything without giving” John Earl Shoaff Chasing the Wind! The general narrative of the human story in the globalization age is the pursuit of riches and status. How to be a millionaire shows and programs, and how to amass a large following online are among the most trending videos on YouTube….

In Every Room! In every room you will ever enter, there will always be an opportunity for you to make a positive difference. There is going to be a need you can meet and someone you can help. Where there are people, the opportunity to stand out will always exist. I received my first birthday…

No Excuse. Moved by the need to save the diminishing bees population, five-year-old Huston Texas native, Mikaila Ulmer, began selling lemonade at her parent’s house.” The lemonade was prepared with her grandmother’s 1940s recipe, using honey from local beekeepers. In 2015, she appeared in the television show Shark Tank, where she successfully received a $60,000…

No Vaccine! I am sitting at home writing this while waiting for the third 2020 presidential debate that will air in a few hours. Faced with the second wave of the pandemic, the one word that has become a mainstream terminology is vaccines. I believe it’s going to surface in tonight’s debate as each candidate…