Feeling inspired or expired? Which word best describes how you feel about your midlife and beyond years? We're used to everything having an expiration date these days. Even a sealed bottle of pure water has a date when it expires! A close friend told me recently his...
As a kid, I grew up in Southern California. One of the things I looked forward to was taking a trip to my grandparent’s cabin located in the San Bernardino Mountains about three hours outside of Los Angeles. One trip in particular is seared in my memory. I was sitting...
Comparisons can be helpful. I heard an interesting one recently. The pastor was talking about the difficult trials we experience on our life's journey. The Bible refers to them as "momentary light afflictions" (2 Cor. 4:17). He said that while the trials seem huge to...
One of the most remarkable individuals I know is Jim Downing. He turned 102 years old in August 2015. He is also the oldest living survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack at the beginning of WWII. If you were to speak with him, it would be quickly apparent he has a keen...
I’ve loved to play baseball my whole life. When I was around twelve years old, I wanted to join Little League. My friends were talking about it, but I wasn’t sure how you could get on a team. I found out that the city was holding tryouts and got permission from my...
The best is yet to be. Do you believe that? This question is especially relevant if you're in the midlife season. Are the best years over and somehow you missed it? It may feel like it if you're living life through the rear view mirror. What if you were told that...
How often do you see a penny on the ground and don't bother to pick it up? It doesn't have much value anymore. I discovered that pennies have incredible worth when I recently visited the 5-star Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. Earlier in the day, a fountain in the...