It’s my pleasure to know a special 90-year old man named Carl. We go to the same church and everyone I know who’s met him loves and admires Carl. He decided to follow Jesus as a very young man and spent his life loving God and others well.
Last November Carl marked his 90th birthday by jumping out of an airplane. I watched him reach this milestone and wondered what I could learn from his experience so I recently sat down with him to ask some questions.
My cousin married a wonderful woman who serves others with boundless energy and thinks deeply at the same time. For years we’ve enjoyed searching conversations that challenge both of us to move beyond our comfort zones.
Americans love Christmas trees. We see them everywhere now that Thanksgiving is over – on cars, in homes, yards, stores, offices and lobbies.
One enthusiast in Massachusetts got pulled over by state police for transporting a tree almost big enough to hide his car. Larry Spiekermeier considered his chance to drive a 79′ Montana fir 3500 miles to our nation’s Capitol Building the capstone of his career.
This picture shows me enjoying Monday’s TOTAL solar eclipse with husband Charlie and others not shown. Everyone present marveled to see the sun hidden by the moon’s silhouette and experience midday darkness.
We all said “Awesome!”
Last week I described my friend’s pain after she suffered a setback and thought of herself as a failure. Her suffering caused me to think how badly we need to know and remember the truth about failing. I discussed five related truths in last week’s post, which you can read here.
Today’s post builds on that discussion
A few weeks ago I attended a lunch reunion with a group of friends. The event began joyfully.
However, the mood grew somber when one friend revealed that an important part of her life had fallen apart. She said through tears, “I feel like such a failure”
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People say leopards don’t change their spots. True, but we’re not leopards. People change.
Can you think of some change you’d like to make to improve your life? Have you struggled to make that happen? It helps when you understand the change process.
A few years ago I accepted an invitation to go blueberry picking with two beloved family members, Dee and Frank. We had a splendid time taking in scenery and gathering blueberries on top of a beautiful North Carolina mountain. I remember our mountaintop experience with joy. I remember our trip up that mountain with horror!
