I was born with a complete heart block and a steady heart rate of 46-48 bpm. In 1983 in northwestern Canada, busy helping develop a Christian community and college, … [Read more...]
Conundrums and Mooselaneous facts that make us go “WOW!”
Merriam Webster defines a conundrum as a difficult and confusing problem, usually with no possible solution or answer. (A dilemma is a choice between two bad … [Read more...]
See the World, Change the World
I love this travel agency motto, “See the world, change the world, and I believe it’s true. Travel, Domestic or International–is my … [Read more...]
Summertime and the living’s not easy . . .
Does your flowerbed or garden ever get away from you? Where will it stop? Or will it absorb and grow right over you? I’m interested in and love all kinds of … [Read more...]
Happy Fourth of July–Let Freedom Ring
Wherever you are and whatever you’re doing on July Fourth, enjoy family, friends, give thanks for our nation, and let these thoughts cheer you. How hot is it? … [Read more...]
Assemble with Care
I always pictured the iconic Statue of Liberty being shipped to us across the Atlantic Ocean from France in one massive single piece. I just learned that is not the … [Read more...]
Honoring Dads and Forefathers
Today I’m featuring an American hero who never married or had children, yet imprinted colonial America and blessed and literally fed many frontier families—John … [Read more...]
The secret power of Moms and other great leaders
I’m late with this post. I still teach university but sometimes technology defeats me. I thought this post was scheduled and published—it wasn’t. When I tried to … [Read more...]
April is National Poetry Month
Did you know April is National Poetry Month? Celebrations of poets and their work are held each April by the Academy of American Poets and other groups. … [Read more...]
Laughter after Taxes
I love teaching university students. Many of them are highschoolers with grades high enough to take college classes for credit before graduating high school. They’re … [Read more...]
