Loyalty is very unique in that it is both incredibly durable and yet also very delicate. When put to the test, it is amazing what one person will endure to remain loyal to another. Look at brothers in arms who will literally lay down their own life to protect a fellow soldier. There is an unspoken bond that is somehow stronger than the most primal survival instinct. It can’t be taught or demanded, it must…
A good leader is measured by the successes he helps others achieve rather than just his personal achievements. He is the person who will jump into any position that needs to be filled, for the betterment of the team. He will forge a path out in front of his team to ease their workload. He will get behind his team and push when they need momentum, and he will walk side by side with any…
When I was young, in my 20’s and even 30’s, I couldn’t picture myself growing old. It was as if the images just stopped before that ever happened. Maybe I truly believed that young at heart could stop the physical process of aging. So it just wasn’t going to happen to me or maybe I was just blocking out what I was afraid of. But life is a fluid thing, ever moving and changing. And…
Life can be a lot like reading a good book. You get caught up in the exciting parts and just want to go faster and faster to discover what is on the next page or in the next chapter. And even when life becomes very challenging, we tend to push forward thinking that moving more quickly will get the trouble behind us sooner. But the truth is that we are not in control of time,…
I cannot let the sun set today, April 1, without sharing this story on the anniversary of their wedding day… Most Americans are familiar with the story of the Sullivan family, if not by name, then by their place in World War II history. All five Sullivan boys, George, Francis Henry, Joseph, Madison, and Albert, joined the U.S. Navy on January 3, 1942. They all served together on The U.S.S. Juneau, and all perished in…
I wanted to take a few moments and post an update on the book Massai by Suzette Pulvirentis. While the story of how Massai got to print is amazing and uplifting, that is only the beginning. I finished the book over the weekend and now I understand why it was pulling me to read it. I normally have several books lined up to read, and new ones go on the bottom of the stack, but…
However it may seem, count your BLESSINGS. Stop spending most of your hours in the day whining and complaining, count your blessings. That you woke every morning, that’s blessings. Seeing your family around you, that’s blessings. Working out a job, no matter how so irrelevant it may seem in today’s world or how meager the pay, count it, that’s blessings. Having food on your table, having around you those to share it with, that’s blessings. …
I must apologize to Amy Temple for the error in today’s post, An Aging Grace… is the amazing work of Amy, and not me. I would never want to steal the credit for her amazing work and am so sorry that the temple was incorrect on this post. It has been corrected but I wanted all of the readers to know that today’s awesome post was from Amy as is every Sunday post. And again,…
We all reach the time in our lives when we realize we have gotten older…by that I mean, we are not the same as we were 10, 15 even 20 years ago. Physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually. And we HATE it! We try to fight it every way we can. Plastic surgery and other cosmetic treatments. We dye our hair if we notice it’s starting to go gray or white. We dress and act a lot…
Books offer amazing gifts in so many ways. I know many book lovers who are saddened that the evening is the only time that they have to read. Unfortunately, they relish a few pages but then are consumed by sleep. I truly believe that this is not the sign of a poor book or storyline that has bored one into a blurry eyes coma. Instead, these books offer us the opportunity for a calm and…