A little boy would not settle down during a church service. He kept kicking the pew, and defiantly threw hymnals to the floor. The last straw came when he pulled the hair of the woman sitting in front of him.
Lest we forget
This is a watercolor I painted of a hero. This is a man who survived one of the most brutal events in history. The Bataan Death March. This is a man who spent 3 1/2 years in a Japanese Prison Camp. This is a man who weighed 85 lbs when he was finally released. He had malaria, dysentery, and could …
What Will Make A Woman Change Her Mind?
Happy Lighten up Monday! This is a fun and true story about being invited to one of my first corporate speaking events. I told this story at our SCORRE™ Conference as a set up to a key question every speaker must ask. “Will the content of my talk meet the needs of my audience?” I certainly learned one of the …
The Power of a Gallery of One!
My wife, Diane, plays in a women’s golf league at Forrest Crossing in Franklin on Tuesday of every week. It was on one of those Tuesdays that I found myself driving past the golf course after finishing a morning of errands and meetings. On a whim, I pulled into the parking lot and talked one of the staff into giving me …
Maybe Tomorrow will be a Better Day
This is a watercolor I painted of my granddaughter Kialee almost a decade ago. I took this picture of her just after she had been told that swimming was over for the day and later tried to capture her sad little face in this painting. I remember trying to comfort her as I held her in my arms and …