We have arrived at the last section of this writing, at least for now. But before we begin, I’m afraid I have another confession to make — the title of this project is incorrect. Life is not really a blink, it is forever. Once you are born, you will never cease to exist. This “life” […]
From Dennis’ Life is But a Blink: Living Intentionally. The next chapter in Dennis’ “Life is But a Blink” writings isn’t complete, but he had made notes on the subject “Living Intentionally.” I will respectfully try to recreate these thoughts from what he left behind. He begins… Living Intentionally: Choosing to Live an Intentional Life […]
As I write this section, I happen to be at the beach. Nan and I have always loved going to the panhandle region of the Florida gulf coast, and it just so happens that we have stolen a few days this week to enjoy a favorite experience of ours. We have also taken our entire family […]
============================================ No road is long with good company. Turkish Proverb I’d like to start this section in reverse order. Rather than starting with comments about how to have a good relationship, let’s begin when relationships go sour. Ideally we want to all get along in life with no problems, but life is not always ideal. […]
3. IT’S ALL ABOUT ME…NOT ============================================ Andy Rooney (1919-2011) was an American radio and TV writer, especially known for his appearances on the CBS show 60 Minutes. The thing I remember most about him was his “Rooneyisms.” Look it up, he has written a bunch of clever sayings. One of my favorites is: Life is like […]
2. DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS? ============================================ “Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?” “Wasting” a day is not a sin. As a semi-retired guy, it’s kinda nice to occasionally sleep a little later, and then to take a nap midday. But it troubles me, and […]
I have vowed to never write anything on this blog unless I had something of value to say. For the last year, I didn’t feel as though I had anything of worth to share. I have been writing, though. My latest book Fresh from the Table: A Devotional Journey Through Jesus’ Farewell Address has just […]
My brilliant and beautiful 17-year-old granddaughter raised an interesting question about life the other day. She wrote her thoughts in an essay for school. The subject is about passion versus purpose. With her permission I am including parts of her essay in this blog post. “Is my passion my purpose? The textbook definition of passion […]
I loved to swim when I was a kid. Pretty much every day in my preteen and early teen years I would walk or ride my bike to the community pool and stay until it closed. I even went early some days and took lifesaving classes just so I could be in the water. This […]
Her name was Alice Barbara. Not Alice or Barbara, but Alice Barbara (maybe two words or just one, I don’t know). She wore ruby red lipstick and nail polish to match. She also sported corsages or glittery brooches on her taffeta dresses sometimes. Though I figured she was pretty old, her hair was jet black, […]