by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 11, 2013 | Serendipity
To flabbergast means to make a strong impression on someone with something unexpected. Usually, we might say that we were flabbergasted to hear that she quit college, or that he has two girlfriends at age 96, or something equally amazing or alarming. Could it be,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 27, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
The morning air already felt hot and sticky as I sat under my pergola, listening to the fountain and some chattering from a strange looking bird. Staring into the distance attempting to wake up, I noticed our outside cat, Pepper, scamper up the fence. For at least 10...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 17, 2013 | Serendipity
On a three day trip to Little Rock, Arkansas, my wife and I sat in an open air coffee shop near the River Market District enjoying the morning. With the children in Tennessee for a week with my parents, we were celebrating our 18th wedding anniversary. For nine of...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 12, 2013 | Serendipity
In a meeting just down the hall from my office, members of the team grin at each other as my clock cuckoos twelve times. These cuckoos always seem to arrive with impeccable timing…just about the time someone is getting a bit too serious, or when the team is in...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 31, 2013 | Serendipity
On the last day of Teacher Appreciation Week, students brought their gifts to my wife. In the style of First Graders, they shared what their parents had purchased in combination with their own creations and expressions of love. One student watched with disappointment....
by Bruce McIntyre | May 23, 2013 | Resilience
She had seen tornadoes come near before. Watched Gary England track them across the state with storm chasers reporting from death defying distances. She had gotten in the storm shelter before, but the tornadoes had always gone on over or failed to form or missed her...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 17, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
Hanging from a red plum leaf… After an early morning May rain… Reflecting the warm light of the sun… Poised to drop, but clinging to the leaf. In the midst of spiritual reflection following a labrynth walk, I sat in a church garden area,...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 13, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
Hiking in the woods after a soaking rain at Robbers Cave State Park near Wilburton, OK, I listened. Raindrops melodically plinked and dripped from the leaves onto the leaf covered forest floor. In the distance, a woodpecker drilled away. A symphony of birds...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 10, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
Saturday, June 10, 1995. 4:00am. @#%!!*!! The timer on my stove jolted me out of a dead sleep! We had just arrived home from our honeymoon the day before. And now, on our first morning together in our 635 square foot economy apartment, we were awakened by that...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 25, 2013 | Serendipity
I love “people watching” at the Oklahoma City Arts Festival. Yes, I go for the art, the food, the music, but “people watching” may be the best part. This year, my daughter sang with her honor choir at the Arts Festival. So, I met the bus there...
