“Hope” is the thing with feathers -That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all”

—Emily Dickinson

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  • Keep On Keeping On

     I was asked, yesterday, the secret of staying in one church for 20 years. the first answer that popped into my head was the one I gave, "Don't quit." That's it. Don't quit! Keep on The key to not throwing… Continue reading

  • Too Blessed?

    It was a morning in 2007.  I was coming out of the parking lot after a business meeting when an SUV swung around to my left in a one-way-the-other-way lane to negotiate a left turn in front of me. The driver… Continue reading

  • Staying the Course

      Staying the course is an effort. Without the effort, there is no movement because the course does not drag us through. We must take steps and those steps are sometimes on uneven ground and along winding paths with ascents… Continue reading

  • Yes! You Can!

      It may have been a while since I or anyone else has told you, but you really can do it. You have all the potential in the world. You have a God who loves you and a dream that… Continue reading

  • Some Cliches on the Road to Success – Which Are True!

        There is actually a road to Success in Central California. Traveling west from Porterville on highway 190, you will soon see signs indicating that you are, in fact, on the road to Success whether you knew it or… Continue reading

  • The 15 Minute Challenge

        May I borrow, from you,  an hour a day in 4 – 15 minute slots? I suggest that you use these slots in 4 areas of life. I realize that some of you may be well beyond these expectations,… Continue reading

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  • Down Time

        Here is a dilemma: You don't have large enough blocks of time to focus on your big projects. Everything is chopped up with what we have called cracks in time available. The cracks seem to small to allow accomplishments. On… Continue reading

  • And Make Our Gardens Grow – How to Live in Babylon

     "…you are to harvest the wine, summer fruit and oil, and put them in your storage jars, and live in the towns you have taken over."  Jeremiah 40:10         So, you're stuck where you never wanted to… Continue reading

  • In the Cracks of Life

    If you are like me, your "to-do" list is longer than your day. We hit the ground early in the morning, mulling over the demands ahead of us vying with our dreams  of getting past the routines to the real… Continue reading

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