Lighten Your Load

When our son, Jared, was about four years old, we went to Pink Hill for their “Farmer’s Day” Celebration. One event they had for the little ones was a “tractor pull.” They had little pedal-powered tractors with trailers attached. The kids would take off pedaling with all their might – with a concrete block in [...]

A Challenge

Just a little over two years ago, I took a new assignment at work. I would be the coordinator and primary instructor for our Management Development Program. Part of the program as a physical fitness element, as well as a team building exercise was to hike up Mt. Pisgah just south of Asheville on the [...]

The Other Double-Standard

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Much has been said in the past week about John McCain VP pick – Sarah Palin. She has been slammed in many ways which would not even be considered if she were a man. All of these issues have been raised other places and I’m not going to rehash them here – except to say [...]

His Eye is on the Sparrow (and the dove, and You)

Well, it looks like we here in southeastern North Carolina are going to get at least a small dose of hurricane Hannah.
We are gathering up the small items from the yard and porch, and doing all the prudent things we are to do to get ready.
But the real preparation for hurricanes, and all of life’s storms, [...]