In our fast-paced society, where stress is the norm, perfection is expected. But what happens when facing less-than-ideal situations while visiting foreign countries? Either we become irritable, out-of-control and less-than-satisfied customers, or we relax and adopt...
While on vacation this summer, we had the opportunity to visit a park containing a unique collection of pink flamingos. What made this especially unusual was that tourists were allowed to move about freely among these birds!Most of the flamingos seemed quite at ease...
HTML clipboard I have a physical handicap, one so bad that the Belgian army dismissed me from my obligatory army duty. I am what they call me "legally blind" in one eye. Oh, I can see and read, and I can drive. The only problem of being "legally blind" is that even...
I do not like to shop for groceries. I love food but I dislike shopping for it. When I finally get to the checkout I always comment about how relieved I am to get it over with.The clerk always reminds me that I still have to put it away."Oh, yes. I don't like that...
I was signing books after a speaking engagement this week and I was telling the folks how "valuable" the books became once they had my signature in them (clearing throat here). Oh, yeah. Get the author's signature and you can sell those puppies on E-bay for...
What is there about me that attracts black flies? I can be in the same place as the rest of my family, and they all leave without a single bite while I am literally covered. And to top it off, I must be a bit allergic to them, as each bite-site tends to swell into a...
Exodus 14:12 "Didn't we say to you in Egypt, 'Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians'? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!" (NIV)When I first became a Christian, I found it tough to try to live up to Christ’s...