Do you have an elevator speech? An elevator speech is used to tell someone very quickly what it is that you do. Let’s pretend you’re a salesman for a moment. Whenever someone asks you what you do for a living, instead of saying, “I’m a salesman”, you say… “I show people how they are able […]

The United States has long been considered a melting pot. People come to our country from around the world because of the freedom they find within our borders.  They find freedom to start businesses and be successful, freedom to express their opinions without oppression, and freedom to practice the religion of their choice without persecution. […]

She was sitting in the activity room of the nursing home, laying back in her wheelchair. Her shoulders slant to the left, her head hangs slightly forward. Most of her teeth are missing and her face is covered with wrinkles. Her hair was not fixed and her clothes were uncomfortably bunched up around her. She […]

While I never thought we would have an artificial tree, we have had one for the past 3 years now.  To keep positive about the change, I’ve decided to write a list of reasons why an artificial tree is better than a real one.  If you have any additions to the list, please add them. […]

It’s the Christmas season and if you have young children you’ve probably had to be very careful about talking about Christmas presents in their….. presence.  It’s amazing how well they can hear you when you are whispering about the new game you bought them but, when you tell them to clean their room they never […]

Bam! It hits out of nowhere!   The mysteriousness of God.   His characteristically outside-of-the-box way of doing things.  Something happens so far outside of what I am expecting at that moment that it just puts me in awe.  It makes me wonder how He does it.  I mean, I know He’s God.  He can do […]