With the July 4th holiday just days away, this week I thought I would share a bit of patriotic lore with you in honor of country’s celebration of independence. In actuality, historians have contrary opinions as to whether Betsy Ross actually made the first flag of the United States. Regardless of […]

After close to a decade of sharing with you each week stories that I have found to be both uplifting and motivating, I am beginning to lose track of whether I have previously used one or not. That is the case this week. Sheldon Allan “Shel” Silverstein (September 25, 1930 […]

Fathers are wonderful people Too little understood,  And we do not sing their praises As often as we should…  For, somehow, Father seems to be The man who pays the bills,  While Mother binds up little hurts And nurses all our ills…    And Father struggles daily To live up […]

There was a young woman who took great pride in the growth and care of the flowers in her flower garden. She had been raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and care for flowers as she herself had done. So, like her grandmother, her flower garden was […]

One of my often used sources for fodder for this weekly message is a website called produced by Roger Knapp. It had actually been a while since I had been to the site, but this week I decided to spend some time revisiting it. I am glad I did because […]