These days, life can be so over-the-top challenging that it can even get to the best of us.   Social media and news outlets love to jump on the negative — it’s what they do — after all, negativity sells.  In a time where the world is still reeling with the...

It’s the dawn of a new day in this age of the overbearing coronavirus.  Things seem so disjointed, surreal and sometimes, just downright bizarre. But as I sit outside on my garden bench (coffee in hand), having my morning chat with God, I can’t help but ponder how this...

In 1968 The Rascal sang it best:  It’s a beautiful morning, I think I’ll go outside a while… An just smile… You may be thinking – huh?  What’s there to smile about?  The coronavirus has knocked the wind out of our sails, changed our life-style to the new “social-distancing,”...

Need help getting going in the morning? Worried about work, bills, health or other of life’s many challenges? Then begin each day with an “Attitude of Gratitude.” When you start each day with a positive “Attitude of Gratitude,” you’re acknowledging the blessings of your...

Life is God’s special deal for each and every one of us. But like all sales and specials, it’s a limited time offer that will someday come to an end. Like most “specials,” we don’t always know how long this terrific offer is going to last.  That’s why it’s especially...

Cat Stevens couldn’t have sung it any better in 1971 than when he released Morning Has Broken.  What a beautiful song – a tribute to God and one of his many gifts to us – nature. If you listen to the lyrics, you’ll know Cat is singing praise for a new morning, a new day. ...

WINTER 2019:  At 5:30 this morning the temperature outside was 23 degrees and the winds were lightly blowing. The stars and planets shown as bright as ever through the heavy cloak of morning darkness.  The white solar lights above the distressed green metal bench in my...

For me, turning 60 was a true milestone.  I couldn’t help but sit back and reflect on all that I accomplished in my lifetime.  There were plenty of good times, plenty of bad times, and some really hard times – but as Sinatra would say:  That’s Life. I don’t care if other...