Tag: courage

My piano teacher

August 8, 2008 | 10 comments

Last Saturday, I received news that my piano teacher of younger years, Cherry Courteau, had passed on. I was asked to play at her memorial service, which I agreed to do. The service was held yesterday. The news of her

Shooting in Illinois response

February 25, 2008 | 4 comments

Just received the below inspiration from a deep-thinking reader in response to my recent blog, “Shooting in Illinois.” It will reach your heart… Evan, Last week, I read your blog about the tragic shootings at Northern Illinois University in which

You’re part of a team

January 24, 2008 | 3 comments

A man was lost while driving through the country. As he tried to reach for the map, he accidentally drove off the road into a ditch. Though he wasn’t injured, his car was stuck deep in the mud. So the

Thanks for friends

November 22, 2007 | 3 comments

The following story came through my email from a friend yesterday. I believe I’ve read it in one of the Chicken Soup for the Soul, series books. Anyway, it’s heart-warmer. One day, when I was a freshman in high school,

Don’t give into defeatist thinking

May 23, 2007 | 3 comments

My USTA team had a terrific time last weekend in Spokane for the regional tennis tournament we had advanced to this spring. We placed second with scores of 4-1, 1-4, 4-1, and had hoped for better, but considering the stiff