A little girl sitting near the front at one of my shows and kept talking, and squirming. Her mother finally made her sit down and sternly whispered that if she didn’t sit quietly and listen to my program she would be taken into the hall to get a spanking. With her arms crossed in disgust, the little girl watched the …
I wondered this morning what I should post for fathers day. I simply can’t think of anything more important than the challenge of a post I have done before. Please read it. Then, if your dad is still living, say the words, “I love you.” If he is nearby, hug him. If he doesn’t like to be hugged, do it …
When my daughters were small our family often went camping. It was important to camp near a crystal-clear stream so we could have a source of drinking water and bathe once in a while. These ice cold streams were fed by mountain top snow fields. Bathing took hours—a few seconds for the actual bath, a few hours working up the …
In spite of the difficulties I have faced in life, I have lived a fairy tale existence compared to the pain and loss many have had to endure. I often wonder, when tragedy does strike, how do we deal with it? When one of my friends is suffering how should I respond? What do I say?
Last night I woke from a sound sleep with a Charlie Horse. I leaped from the bed so fast that it was yesterday when my feet hit the floor. If you don’t know what a charlie horse is, have a friend hit you on the back of the leg with a baseball bat. That’s a Charlie Horse. I realized that …