I love talking about the freedoms we have here in the United States. Paul Harvey used to say that “with great freedom comes great responsibility”. Freedom has boundaries to operate within. Adolf Hitler felt he was free to steal, kill and destroy. He learned that there are boundaries to our freedom. I remember on our…
I am very thankful for the men and women who serve in our armed forces. I’m also thankful for the men and women who serve in law enforcement, our first responders and our medical personnel. I feel a certain sense of protection because of the career they’ve chosen. I’m not going to do something crazy…
I recently heard someone say that there are many versions of the truth. My internal alarms went off. I can’t remember where I heard it from, but I’m confident that it may have been related to politics. I’ve also heard people say that “there’s the truth, but then there are other peoples ‘version’ of the…
I remember as a kid watching our army vets returning from Vietnam. It was a sobering scene. Even though we were trying to do good in that region, it felt like a defeat. I have read a good bit about World War II and the men and women who fought to stop the Nazi machine…
Are we there yet? He isn’t finished with me yet. That was done well, yet, there is room for improvement. I haven’t done that yet. This little three letter word can function as an adverb or a conjunction word. It’s small, but powerful. It implies something in the future that hasn’t happened at this time…
The word consistent is possibly a cousin to the word faithful. Consistent carries with it words like steady, dependable, reliable, expected, same, unfailing – to name a few. It is almost always a positive. People who are consistent and steady are often not full of surprises. I wouldn’t say they are boring, but they are…
I remember learning at a very young age that “it’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind”. I’m not sure where that came from, but in my Real Estate career, I see buyers and sellers change their minds often. There are times that changing of the mind can save lots of grief. There are other…
I’ve known people who have been in major car accidents and have multiple bone fractures and lacerations that put them in the hospital for several weeks or months. They and their doctors often have to make decisions about which injury is the priority. On the other hand, some small wounds appear to heal overnight. A…
I am not really a fan at restoring furniture or stripping and restoring floors. Don’t get me wrong, the pieces are beautiful after proper restoration as are nice wood floors. The process is time consuming and pretty messy. Some people enjoy that work because after you finish you see what looks like something brand new!…
When things go sideways and fall apart, it’s hard to have hope that order will be restored soon, and all will be well. While I’m in the storm, it’s hard not to focus on the storm itself. It’s hard to see the calm that is coming because the storm has my attention. I love the…