Category: attitude

Living an uncluttered life

October 16, 2006 | 2 comments

My wife panics when I get into a serious cleaning mode. I don’t like clutter. I easily part with things that sit around unused. I can sort through a closet jammed with clothes, books, trinkets, and other dust-catching objects and

Smaller portions of food

October 15, 2006 | 4 comments

My wife, Kathy, recently started buying bread in smaller loaves. The kids and I looked at the miniature sandwich slices and complained about their tiny size. Kathy pointed out that when she was a kid, all bread slices were that

God amidst the storm

October 14, 2006 | 1 comment

Sent to me by a reader… Ballad of the Tempest By James Fields We were crowded in the cabin, Not a soul would dare to sleep,– It was midnight on the waters, And a storm was on the deep. ‘Tis

Working your way to success

October 11, 2006 | 1 comment

I learned a lot about success and failure from watching my dad farm. He made some huge miscalculations during his career. Like the time he bought a large piece of property out in the middle of wheat country and planted