“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

Latest Posts


  • Shutting Down to Fire Up

    I am shutting down online activity for a few days in order to get fired up. At 5:30 A.M. tomorrow, I check into Clovis Community Hospital for gastric bypass surgery. For the rest of my life,, I will eat much… Continue reading

  • The Heart of a Teacher

    I found this inspiring and am passing it on to you: "Many of us can recall a teacher who inspired us to make the most of our strengths and encouraged us to overcome our weaknesses. Show your appreciation by thanking… Continue reading

  • It’s Christmas! Happy Easter!

     "And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.  And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying … And the angel… Continue reading

  • The Risk

    I posted this on our Church Newsletters Plus blog this morning. However, when i read the printed version, I found all sorts of errors. I fixed them there and am reposting it here. There are two roads to life. They… Continue reading

  • To bear the cross of Christ is to do what He did – to bear the burdens of others. Continue reading

  • Steps to Stepping Out

    Getting ready to be ready is as important as getting ready. Sometimes it is the best you can do. There are 197 instances of the words, "prepare" and "preparation" in the NIV Bible including this reference to Yahweh's preparation: "You… Continue reading

  • Can a Man Write Offline?

    Writers enjoy instant gratification on the internet. We expect feedback within minutes of posting an idea. Without it, we feel crippled and dis-empowered unlike our fathers who secluded themselves for years, wrote only to God, and never had any assurance… Continue reading

  • This Is the Day!

    This is the day that the Lord hath made. I will rejoice and be glad in it. I love the reminder and reality that we can RE-joice as an act of volition.  It is not a passive reception of an overwhelming emotion or… Continue reading

  • Blastoff for fun, information, and potential profit!

    From My Facebook Page: Tom Sims I have already posted this, but I am doing so again because you don't want to miss this. It is a very fun site and is potentially profitable for you. There is great information… Continue reading

  • I Hate Truth … sometimes

    Sometimes I hate truth …     sometimes … But only the way a kid hates his parents for a flash of a moment when they yank his chain and put a lid on his poor choices. The hate is really love… Continue reading