This is my 17 year old granddaughter, Kialee. She has a once in a lifetime opportunity that will change her life forever and I feel privileged to ask you, my friends, to help make this possible. Kialee is praying for the funds to join her youth group on a mission trip to South Africa. Diane and I have contributed a significant amount …
Open Mouth, Insert Foot
Have you ever left a party or meeting mumbling to yourself, “I wish I hadn’t said that?” Do you know how many more times we leave without knowing how much we said, or how it affected the people around us? I think I am learning. While bicycling with my wife, Diane, I began to cough uncontrollably. I fell by the …
A Year of Original Art
As a teenager I began painting with oil. At age forty-five I discovered the frustrating medium of watercolor. I could control oils, I could re-paint and cover up mistakes with oil. Watercolor had a mind of it’s own. But I was delighted to discover it’s mind was sometimes more creative than mine.
What to Do When You’re Not Feeling “Joy to the World”
How interesting that for many people the “Season to be Jolly” is often filled with a sense of sadness and depression. Even those who revel in the true meaning of Christmas can find themselves feeling the holiday blues. Having been there and done that, I don’t want to do it again. I did some research and discovered that it is a …
Live Until You Live Forever or Die Early and Get Buried Later – It’s Your Choice
This is an e-mail from my “terminal” friend Roger Mateer today. “I saw my doc this morning. He says my brain is still failing as is my body, yet I’m still doing better than I should be. He said I should continue hunting and having fun. He was impressed when I showed him the water buffalo I got on my hunting …