When Life Gives You Lumps is an inspiring post. As a general rule, I don’t like lumps. When Life Gives You Lumps Lumpy oatmeal. Lumpy Gravy. Then there are other lumps. Lumps so personal that this is where I tell you that I didn’t want to write this post. The thought of writing about this private subject resulted in a huge lump in my throat every single time. But God persisted. Every week He would silently tap me on the shoulder. Every week I would tell him “No.” This past ... View the Post

The Very Best Home Furnishing. Earlier this week I was doing a bit of research for a historical presentation that I will be giving later this month. I was studying the book Little House in the Ozarks”. It is a compilation of many columns Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote for the Missouri Realist. I found myself hovering over page 37. The following lines were read and reread many times. “Let’s be cheerful! We have no more right to steal the brightness out of the day for our own family than we have to ... View the Post

A few years ago I began to see campaigns such as “Be More”, “Do More” and “Get More”. It was all aimed at bettering oneself, your business, your life. Choosing To Be Less. Choosing To Be Less I bought into it. Because, well… it sounded good. Sure, there was good intent behind the messages. But in trying to do more and be more to get more I found myself burnt out. Over the Christmas holiday, I let it all go. Less Facebook Less Instagram No blogging   So last week working to ... View the Post

There are thousands of quotes about how to measure the true character of oneself or others. I have to say that this is one of my favorites. It is about True Character. True Character It’s easy to be happy kind good spirited positive when things are going our way. But how a person acts or responds when things are tough often reveals their true character. Recently, my cousin Keith’s wife, Michelle, has been posting uplifting messages on her Facebook page. This ... View the Post