I am often amazed at the reaction I get when I’m talking to someone and tell them I had a “perfect childhood.” They poke and prod and tell me “no way, there had to be a time when it wasn’t so perfect.” Well, I’m sorry, but it was. I’ll start off by giving my parents […]

Have you ever thought about light? It’s something we use in our everyday life, from flipping a  switch to brighten up a room or to see the road as we drive along at night. As far as I know, all plant life needs light to live and grow. Would it surprise you to learn that

I watched a commencement speech last night by Mathew McConaughey. There was one line that struck home with me that I wanted to share. “You are the author of the book of your life.” Wow, those words are so powerful. Just take the time to think about it. For those of us who might be

Some of you may or may not know my wife and I are adopting a 13-year-old boy from Latvia. We met him through a hosting organization called Project 143. It’s a program where you bring a child from an overseas orphanage to live in your home for a month in the summer and winter, so

The Question of a Lifetime;  Have you ever read about a Near Death Experience, also known as NDE? It’s when someone dies and goes to Heaven and returns to tell their story. I have always been fascinated with this subject and over the last few years, I have read hundreds of stories online and read

It’s mid-February, and I’m sure most everyone is sick of winter, but spring will be here before you know it. That makes me wonder how many people know or care about how we get our seasons. This is something that has fascinated me ever since I was a kid. Let’s start with planet Earth and

  To many people, the word “introvert” has a stigma attached to it. Some will translate this word to weird, stuck-up, arrogant, depressed, recluse, mad, unhappy, and hermit. But if you say the word extrovert, people think, the life of the party, outgoing, friendly, and happy. Sadly, introverted people like me are misunderstood. I’ve had those

From the day we are born, one thing we will all do is age. With all the inventions of mankind, we have not figured out a way to stop the aging process. Lord knows the money Americans spend each year to try and slow the process down. But no matter what you do, Father Time

If you’re a book reader like myself and have read about what goes on in Third World Countries, you may have come to the same conclusion as I have. We Americans are a spoiled bunch. I recently read a book by war correspondent Kevin Sites. Sites has covered many wars in little countries most people

Like many Americans, I embrace technology. The cell phone and internet are on the top of the list for most people. I have often wondered how I got along without the internet for 35 years before this mysterious thing crept its way through our telephone lines. Nearly everything I buy is now online. Just last