“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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Latest Posts

  • Hattie May Wiatt

    For those in church Sunday who wanted a copy of the original sermon by Russell H Conwell about Hattie May Wiatt and her gift of 57 cents which has multiplied through the generations, it can be read here beneath a… Continue reading

  • How to Thrive through Economic Jive

    “Jive” can be the music of swing or the language nonsense. It is an apt description of the trends and rhetoric that characterize our current economy. Like the dips, sways, and slides of a “Dancing with the Stars” episode or… Continue reading

  • The Open Road

    My friend, Kirk, from MySpace posed this question after yesterday’s post: Well, maybe i missed the point….if that road to success has all those hazards…i would take another road to success, yes roads to success have these things only if… Continue reading

  • Cliches Old and New on the Road to Success

    Tonight, I will give a brief talk to a group of ladies on the road to success. There is actually a road to Success in Central California. Traveling west from Porterville on highway 190, you will soon see signs indicating… Continue reading

  • MIG MAG

    It has been a while and I am back. Thanks to all who missed me and told me. Thanks to those who did and didn’t. Life gets “up in a heaval” (upheaval) and we lose our tracking and must find… Continue reading

  • Pass It On.

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  • God’s Grace

    Just a thought: There is no time in our lives when the grace of God is not needed or available. Continue reading

  • 15 Minutes to Better Health

    I have been applying the 15 Minute Challenge to my health in several dimensions. Along with the major changes in my life it had started to become apparent to me that I needed to do something about my body’s condition… Continue reading

  • 15 Minutes

    I am presently engaged in a challenge with the folks in my church. I asked them and myself to identify 4 areeas of their lives where they really needed to work. All dimensions of life were legitimate areas of concern.… Continue reading

  • 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 the other… Continue reading

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