When I am making a major purchase, I check on the consumer report. Does the product work as advertised? Does it have a good service quality? Various agencies create rigorous testing standards that allow consumers to compare one manufacturers product… Continue reading

Dad had a stable and each Spring time a new group of colts arrived that needed to be trained, the goal being having a saddle-broke mount ready by the Fall! My summer work, along with my Dad’s help, was breaking… Continue reading

It’s not hard to tell the difference between just doing what needs to be done and engaging with real passion! My son, Sean, loves coffee and it shows. I just make a cup of coffee. He creates a drink to… Continue reading

“Well, hang in there,” is a phrase meant to comfort that we have all said to somebody. We tell a woman with cancer, a guy whose wife has filed for divorce, an investor whose lost most of his savings –… Continue reading

In his excellent book, ”The Life You’ve Always Wanted,” John Ortberg tells the story of cranky Hank, a church member who despite knowing the Scripture, faithfully attending church services, and saying his prayers, never really goes through a spiritual transformation.… Continue reading

We all get our feelings hurt, are ignored or treated rudely, from time to time. Relationships can be tough on us, right? We have little control over how others act, but we are in charge of our response. Taking offense… Continue reading

ABC News interviewed world-renowned physicist, Stephen Hawking. When Diane Sawyer asked him about life’s greatest questions, he said he would like to know why the universe and humans exist. When she asked him if he believed that it was the… Continue reading

Chris Tomko, a personal coach and former Human Resources executive, (www.MS4HR.com) did a presentation at our church last night about how to find a job, not just any job, but a job you can feel good about doing. His major… Continue reading

Got any pet peeves? A friend of mine is really set off by drivers who aren’t focused on the road. He’s a commuter, so that makes sense. I get peeved by people who wait until the last minute to get… Continue reading

We are, today, the shadow of who we will be tomorrow. C. S. Lewis said it eloquently: “There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations – these are mortal, and their… Continue reading