Category: life

For a better way of life

November 8, 2006 | 2 comments

I enjoyed reading Og Mandino’s seventeen rules for a better way of life. Two favorites that jumped off the page: Rule Six Let your actions always speak for you, but be forever on guard against the terrible traps of false

How big is your God? Part I

November 5, 2006 | No comments yet

I grew up on a farm in a rural community in the SE corner of Washington State. Trips to big cities were very exciting for me as a youngster. The vast urban sprawl, gargantuan shopping centers, towering skyscrapers, people and

Learning to love

October 26, 2006 | No comments yet

Leo Buscaglia wrote thirteen books, most on the subject of love. At one time, five of his books appeared on the New York Times best-seller list concurrently. His writings have sold over 18 million copies, and his first book, “Love,”

Blanket of belief

October 20, 2006 | 1 comment

One day before last Christmas I was wrapping some presents for the family in my wife’s sewing room. I heard intruding footsteps coming down the hallway, so in desperation to protect the anonymity of my yet unwrapped gifts I threw

Magical existence

September 28, 2006 | No comments yet

From Marianne Williamson’s book “Everyday Grace.” I have always had a sense that something is missing in this world – that at the very least there is something important we’re not discussing. I believe that hunger for a “lost dimension”