Collections

Collections

Examinations #1 Books, stamps, coins, dolls, cars, toys, records…all common items that people collect. These, and a million other items find their way into our treasure troves. Personally, I have a modest collection of books, bells, compasses, cap guns, metal cars and...
Two Types of Gratitude

Two Types of Gratitude

Going Deeper Gratitude tends to be transactional. Thank you for…the gift, the help, the donation. Appreciation is the entirely appropriate response for the more immediate and tangible graces and kindnesses that come our way. You are probably pretty good at the first...
Rogue Waves

Rogue Waves

Jolts of Nature #2 Following an arduous journey from Oklahoma, we settled in for our first full day on the beach at Tybee Island, Georgia a few years ago. Our teens couldn’t wait to get down to the water and play in the waves. Kathy and I...
Of Elk and Hummingbirds

Of Elk and Hummingbirds

Jolts of Nature #1 Easing out of the hotel room with stealthy silence, I attempted not to wake my wife and children. No one stirred as I dressed and gathered my things. Everything unfolded according to plan until my departure. Unfortunately, hotel doors have all been...
Relentless

Relentless

People to Admire #3 He is always the first one to arrive. Every week. He sits in his car until an appropriate time to come in for LOUD Crowd. Parkinson’s disease has been his unwelcome companion for years. Among other symptoms, it negatively affects his speech...
Right Person, Right Time

Right Person, Right Time

People to Admire #2 Earlier this summer, my 20 year old daughter and I climbed Guadalupe, the high point in Texas. Granted, 8751 feet places this peak at only the 14th highest high point in a U.S. state with Denali in Alaska taking the prize at 20,310 feet....

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