October 11, 2019 “I can’t remember anything lately,” my friend said. “I think I’m losing my mind.” Have you ever said that? Sometimes I’m tempted to think that getting older is a good excuse for all that begins to fail. But the good news is that no matter how many years go by, there’s …
October 4, 2019 Looking for happiness in the wrong places? The answer is in this true story that comes from Lou Vickery’s book, Reach Beyond: How to Jump Over Hurdles and Land on Success. Peter Nondemand is the kind of person who makes many people feel uncomfortable. You see, he is always upbeat and positive. …
September 27, 2019 Shame on me. Rather than enjoying my friends’ company during lunch at our favorite restaurant, traces of envy and self-pity attacked me. “Oh, he’s adorable. He looks just like his Dad,” one of them said. The other pulled out her cell phone, “Look at him, cake icing all over his little face. …
September 20, 2019 I sat in the passenger’s seat as my friend and I headed to the mall. “Freedom,” she said, “kids in school, finally a little peace.” I knew what she meant. As a blind mom of three little active boys, my job changed during the fall. No more summer days sprinkled with, I’m-bored-Mom …
September 13, 2019 Feeling weak these days? We all do. We face those struggles. There’s so much on our plate, so much to resolve and so little strength to keep going. I was there many times. And it began when in my freshman year of high school, while on that race track as I …
September 6, 2019 We all want to win, to triumph and reach success. But if you fail in these three areas, winning might not come your way. The lady in this picture with me is sweet as can be. But inside, there’s a tenacious, driven woman. Not only is she a mechanical engineer with a …
August 30, 2019 “Good morning everyone,” the TV announcer said. “Let me correct that. There is nothing good about this morning of September 26, 2004.” Trying to maintain composure, we tracked the path of Hurricane Frances. At first, the action outside was not much different than the usual storms in Florida. But we knew that …
August 16, 2019 “That’s him,” my friend said. “It has to be him.” The soft evening breeze at SeaWorld made the concert delightful. The band’s catchy and familiar beat never got old, but the members of the 70’s band sure did. “After all these years,” she said, “who knew he’d be still playing.” “Did you …
August 9, 2019 I settled in the seat beside my son, Jeff. We waited with anticipation in the large theatre. The movie, “Son of God” was about to begin. This is the life! I thought, grinning like a kid with a super cool toy. Nothing like this has ever been available before…and there I was, …
August 2, 2019 When will I learn? You’d think by now, aware of the limitations of my blindness, I’d be careful, really careful with the experiments and projects my young granddaughter and I do. “It’s a disaster,” she groaned. She was right. I had placed the hot iron on the paper covering the group of …