How do we go about standing out from the crowd in our overly commercialized society? For over a decade now, I’ve always had some sort of part-time business to help supplement my military paycheck. Over the years, we’ve obviously had some “up” months, and some “down” months; but all-in-all it turns out that I’m actually...

We went to the big playground last weekend, and I swear weren’t there 5 minutes, before the girls had two new friends. They played together for over an hour; laughing, giggling and holding hands as they went from slide to slide and bridge to bridge. When it was time to go home, they hugged and said goodbye. This isn’t the first time I’ve seen...

Why is it that in my personal, professional, heck even with my hobbies, it seems like I spend such a large percentage of my time just putting out fires? Don’t get me wrong, I’m perfectly adept at handling problems … whether I had a hand in creating them or not. It would just be nice if every once in a while I had a little more warning about...

Do you sometimes feel as though you’re going through life on auto-pilot? That’s it … “deep thought” Tuesday.p.s. I hope you like the picture … kinda reminds me of...

Ever notice how two people can look at the same object or scene and sometimes come away seeing two completely different things? Or maybe they read a book, or watch a movie and end up with an opinion about it that is 180 degree opposite of what we think. What about politics … think there are some varying opinions there? But just because people may see...

Sometimes in life, it sure can seem like all of the really good stuff is already behind us. Especially when we find ourselves going through tough times. But here’s something to keep in mind … while it’s ok to occasionally take a quick glance in the old rear view mirror, and reminisce about all the beautiful scenes from our past; don’t...