Month: August 2008

The eagle eye

August 24, 2008 | 1 comment

While traveling through Switzerland, I have been impressed with how much time and resources that have gone into protecting the land from invading enemies over the centuries. There are castles everywhere! Yesterday, we stopped at a viewpoint while going over

Lots to get or to give?

August 23, 2008 | 4 comments

The question of the day to answer for me was… Do you see yourself as a person who has lots to give, or lots to get? Yesterday, my daughter wanted to do a bit of shopping here in St. Moritz,

Be content with what you have

August 22, 2008 | 4 comments

One of our early stops was at the Gruyere castle and neighboring town. Have you ever heard of Gruyere cheese? The Gruyere family ruled over a beautiful lush valley and surrounding area for 500 years, building a family fortune, castle,

Jumping to the wrong conclusion

August 21, 2008 | 1 comment

Have you ever made a wrong snap decision about someone, and then treated them in a hurtful way that you later regretted? I heard a sobering story today that illustrates the evils of jumping to the wrong conclusion. In centuries

St. Moritz

August 20, 2008 | No comments yet

We drove through the town of Maurice, Switzerland, today, and heard a most interesting story of why the town was named Maurice, plus hundreds of churches, and even two countries, including Mauritania, after the namesake of Moritz. Moritz was much