Coming down a mountain pass last night, I felt the brakes on my truck begin to chatter. When I got home, I called a trusted repair man. He told me that he could not work on my beloved Ford F150 until after the weekend. When He told me why, I was amazed!
Distractions That Give You Traction!
Greetings from Alaska! I am supposed to be working on this ship. Each day I am required to make some kind of presentation. But I have wonderful distractions all around me. I realized that they are making me better. I am working better. I am happier! I am more excited about the responsibilities that await me when we return home! …
Mossy Butts
After opening the service in our small college chapel with the usual formalities, our guest speaker, an old man with a weathered face stepped to the podium. He wasn’t smiling as he began. “Most of us,” he said, “have moss growing on our butts.” There was a collective, gasp from the conservative faculty and student body. I am certain the …
Three Questions That Can Eliminate Bad Lions From Your Life
As we were driving to our beautiful mountain getaway in Colorado. My then three-year-old granddaughter, Jadyn, asked where our cabin was located. I said, ” Our place is located right where those five lines come down the mountain and join at the bottom.” I pointed to the lines on the mountain which are actually the avalanche shoots you see in …
Dead Last – Fully Alive!
I did something new this Labor day weekend. I competed in the “15th Annual Tenderfoot Mountain Duathlon.” This was a race longer than any I have ever done in thinner air than I had ever run. 25 miles of cycling followed immediately by a 10k (6.2 miles) run. At the start I was full of enthusiasm, wondering if would I …