Forgiveness

Forgiveness

Forgiveness “Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.” H. Jackson Brown Sometimes I get angry, more than I would like to be, which is not at all. And usually my anger is directed at someone...
Diapers to Diplomas

Diapers to Diplomas

“The most important work you or I will ever do, is within the wall of our own homes.” Harold B. Lee It’s been a long, fast road with three kids in three separate schools. And yet, it seems like a short distance between diapers and diplomas. In two...
Charlie and Henry

Charlie and Henry

Charlie and Henry “To get an elementary grasp of the game of golf, a human must learn, by endless practice, a continuous and subtle series of highly unnatural movements, involving about sixty-four muscles, that result in a seemingly natural swing, taking two...
Character

Character

Character “Reputation is for time; character is for eternity.” J.B. Gough My dad passed away ten years ago, and I miss him and think of him often. I was reminded about the number of people who responded to the post I wrote about him and thought I would...
Can One Person Make a Difference?

Can One Person Make a Difference?

Can One Person Make a Difference? “I was in prison, and you visited me.” Matthew 25:36 A young man on the wrong path sat in a cell in San Quentin. His drunken, failed burglary of a small cafe in Bakersfield had landed him there. Another young man, once a...
Catch That Plane!

Catch That Plane!

Catch That Plane! “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” Albert Einstein Last week, I headed to LAX to catch an early morning flight to Austin, Texas. En route, I suddenly remembered that they’ve been remodeling American...