There are no words to express the kissing of soul when it touches lips with spirit… Today was Family Day at MCRD (Marine Corps Recruit Depot), San Diego and I got to see my newly minted Marine. What a day! We arrived on base at 630am via Uber and went swiftly through security. Peole who … Read more
“We do hard things!” If I heard my friend Beth say that once, I heard it a thousand times. We had the privilege of being stay at home moms and raised our kids together. That principle has stayed with me to this day. We said it to the kids when they whined about how hard … Read more
Two more aspects of wealth surfaced in my mind since the last post. We are describing wealth as anything that we can use or exchange. I confess that this is a transactional view on life, but I don’t apologize for it as it is the reality we live in. We will tackle health and soundness … Read more
There is more to wealth than money. As a teenager I read a quote by Saadi Shirazi that immediately seared into my brain: “I cried that I had no shoes, until I saw a man who had no feet.” Our “needs” become immediately redefined when we compare them to others. Those comparisons are a great … Read more
Self-Leadership is a powerful concept. God has called each of us to be a leader, alongside Him. This fact is true regardless of our exterior traits such as our age, our sex, our color, our educational background, our socioeconomic status, etc.
Today might just be James’s best day on earth. Ever! It’s day-1 of the Marine Corps Martial Arts program. For this little boy who unfailingly introduced himself, “Hi my name ith Jameth, wanna wrethle?”, I suspect this is the day he was made for. I think of the description in this fabulous article (https://www.operationmilitarykids.org/mcmap-explained/) that … Read more