Category: perseverance

A new day coming

November 13, 2006 | 1 comment

I love this poem sent to me yesterday. There’s A New Day Coming! When the sun announces the dawning day Just flex your muscles and start on your way. Go over, or under, around, or through Any obstacles or hurdles

Swim meet finals

November 12, 2006 | No comments yet

We made it back home last night, driving through torrents of rain and blankets of snow pouring from the sky over Snoqualmie Pass. It was a dynamic weekend at the Washington State swimming championships. Jenna’s 4A 200 yard medley freestyle

Don’t quit

November 8, 2006 | No comments yet

Don’t Quit! When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low, and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care

Don’t give up

October 18, 2006 | 2 comments

My son Tyler and I had a spiritually rich experience chopping wood together a month ago. Wielding an axe is not one of my stronger talents, but Tyler was itching to swing the red-handled wedge, wanted someone to keep him

Why work?

October 11, 2006 | No comments yet

  ”The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get from it, but what they become by it.” ~John Ruskin