I am a runner. Wait! Don’t leave! I promise that this isn’t really about running but rather the people I run with. If you are involved in a sport or hobby with people you have grown to love, I think you’ll be able to relate. It was just 4 years ago that we…
I’ve been thinking a lot today about the quote from Fred Rogers. Actually, I know him best as Mr. Rogers, from one of my favorite childhood TV shows. “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always…
I am a slow learner. I have to be exposed to something several times before I catch on, in most situations. This is especially true in spiritual lessons. I believe that my Heavenly Father has a wide variety of lessons and opportunities to grow provided in each day. I miss about 99.6% of them.…
As I’m sure you know, we recently had an eclipse. I am fortunate enough to work at a university with a planetarium and the director is very passionate about his work. He created a wonderful presentation and sent several informational emails about the eclipse well in advance of the actual day. Where I live…
I live in the South, so this is a special time of year for us: pre-football season. This, really, is the part I enjoy the most. There’s a sense of anticipation and hope in the air. Once the first team kicks off in a couple of weeks, that anticipation changes to relief or misery, usually…
War, conflict, natural disasters, heart-breaking loss. It seems like the world is falling apart all around me. Or, is it? In a sense, it is. I like to keep up with the news and what I see reported are the events I just mentioned. In some cases, heart-warming stories are reported, but for the…
“There are 2 gifts a parent can give a child: the first is roots, and the other is wings” Last time, I talked about how the roots part of this quote. Now, I want to talk about the wings. One of the reasons this topic is so special to me is the way…