The truck reluctantly stopped at the stop sign, its load wanting to push it on through as if it also knew this was the last stop it had to make in what had been a frenzied day. The yard was just around the corner. As the truck came to rest, something from the corner...
I had spent my entire life chasing the rat and I was tired. My current job was providing me with a generous income of $70,000+ a year. For the past nine and a half years it had provided better than $55,000 per year. I had already retired from the U.S. Air Force and...
My wife was scheduled to have a hew bypass surgery on Friday, August 12, 1944. On Thursday evening, August 11, I prayed to Jesus to have the doctors do one more EKG and find her arteries clear so that she would not have to have surgery (Just a small miracle). That...
"How incredibly sad. The destruction of the creek along the banks has left behind a real mess. Look at all those roots exposed," he said.I thought we were looking at two different things."Gee, I was just looking at that and found it incredibly fascinating. I guess you...
The sun cast glistening white capsDo with effervescence roar;As each follows then another,To quench the parched and barren shore.Reminders of great unleashed powerWithin God's awe filled repertoire.Billowing, tufted, white laced cloudsTranscend the heavens grand,As...
It's difficult sometimes being self employed. I often long for conversations with co workers over a cup of coffee. Or the mid morning meeting held in the board room to discuss growth. Many days I wake up longing for the opportunity and find myself right where I'm...
The next time you are faced with a “minus” situation, take a “plus” action. Here’s how John Wilson did it when he was dean of students at a college in the Midwest.John was awakened in the middle of the night by a knock on the door of his apartment, which was just off...
