September 17, 2010 | 5 comments
Last winter, my wife and I told our son Tyler that he needed to find a job for the summer. He’s 16 now, going on 17, and it seemed best that he develop a work ethic, demonstrate responsibility and earn money
July 30, 2010 | 4 comments
While attending the Humor Conference at Silver Bay last June, I watched one of the speakers put his audience through an interesting exercise to prove there is a lot more good going on around us than we realize. But we
July 23, 2010 | 2 comments
Last weekend, my wife and I took our teenagers on a jetboat ride down and up the Snake River in Hell’s Canyon on the Idaho and Oregon State borders. It was a grand time and we saw many beautiful works
July 20, 2010 | 2 comments
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. ~ Annie Dillard This is both a sobering and an exhilirating quote to ponder. For those who complain about lack of opportunity tomorrow, are they
June 29, 2010 | 27 comments
Recently, I received the below in the mail, and was so impressed by the list of spiritual things to be grateful for, that I knew you would appreciate it’s value. Here it is… This was prepared by a Christian Science