Tag: blessings

How do you spend your days

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

The benefits of forgiveness

May 7, 2010 | 8 comments

I was speaking to an audience of 170 people. Ten minutes into my presentation, a cell phone rings very loudly in the middle of the room. A man with an oversized jacket hanging on the back of his chair frantically

Inspiration among the homeless

April 12, 2010 | 4 comments

Last Friday night, I had an opportunity to tour Tent City 4, presently located in Issaquah, WA. Tent City 4 is a community of homeless people living in portable tents. The community takes up temporary residence for four months at