I don’t remember when I first met Lois, I suppose I would have been about 5 years old as that is when my mother and Lois began working together. When I graduated high school, I began to intern with the same CPA firm. Lois was the office manager of the firm for the first 10…
My wife and I have been taking dance lessons for over 4 years now. When we started taking lessons, we really just wanted to be able to dance to live music primarily when we traveled. At this point, we’ve progressed to the silver level (intermediate level) and have now competed several times over the last…
My wife and I are celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary today. For those who know us and our story, they know that Erica and I pretty much grew up together. We were 13 and 14 years old when we met and started dating shortly after our next birthdays. People who know us well, also know…
I recently heard this quote from an interview with a retiring TV News Anchor. Josh Smith is a legend in the region in which I live and truly beloved by our community. As he as thanking the viewers for tuning in regularly, he uttered this quote: “Trust is earned, but it is also a gift…
I’m not sure how many countries I’ve been to at this point in my life, but I have been blessed to see many beautiful places and things – from swimming (with sharks) in Mo’orea to touring the Bavarian region of Southern Germany…and scuba diving with seahorses in Dominica to sunsets over the safari in Kenya.…
“Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:”Lamentations 3:21 NIV Yet, such a powerful little word. Throughout periods of frustration and disappointment, it is so easy to allow our thoughts to dwell on negative things. We dwell on how we’ve been mistreated. We dwell on moments of failure. We dwell on our…
Last night we arrived back in our hometown around 6:30pm after having driven about 3.5 hours. When we arrived, we were met with the weather phenomenon known as a sunshower. There are a couple of scenarios when a sunshower can occur, either winds blowing rain in from miles away or a small rain shower cloud…
I’m not sure who first uttered these words – the first time I heard them, the quote was credited to Steven Furtick. It draws from the passage in 1 Kings 19 where God’s voice was neither heard in the earthquake nor in the fire…but rather as a gentle whisper. In this passage, Elijah needed reassurance…
We probably have around twenty different nativity sets in our house this time of year, but this one is my favorite. Our grandchildren love to play with it. Our six-year old granddaughter has been playing with it from the time she could barely walk and over the last few years, she sings “Hark, the Herald…
Recently I’ve thought quite a bit about who really inspires me. I have found that fame and fortune are pretty far down the list of criteria for people whom I truly admire. If I look back over the last several months, there are some attributes that certainly come to mind for people whom I admire…
Reflections & Life Lessons 