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Rotten wood cannot be carved.  ConfuciusMy extended family has had a person who has struggled with addiction for several years.  About two years ago they entered an extended faith based program.  We had lost hope when the addiction seemed stronger than the person's will.  We never believed this person was rotten. &...

Regardless of whether your Thanksgiving Day will be full of friends and family or a small gathering, we as a country have so much for which to be thankful.  During a trip earlier this year, it became very evident to me citizens of other countries have much higher taxation, longer waits for health care and less of a voice in the direc...

As 3 Doors Down wraps up their "Summer of 99" tour with Creed, Arnold says the band is debuting a new song that encourages listeners to keep going when times are tough."We have a new song that we're playing at the shows, and it's called "Never Look Down"  Really it's a very positive song.  Th...

Two men looked out from prison bars.  One saw the mud.  The other saw stars.It is easy to see only the mud in our lives. When we see only the mud, we are depriving ourselves of joy.   It is more of a challenge to see the stars but when we focus on the stars we can find joy in unlikely places and circumstances.  

I opened a Dove candy wrapper and saw these words.  "Don't let anyone dim your light." Many of us wish we had read these words and utilized them in our lives in our younger years instead of making the mistakes we made.  Having had someone who dimmed my light in my life and now having someone who enhances my light, ...

The temptation to give in to the political, social and financial challenges woven into the fabric of our daily lives is overwhelming at times.  We are shaken emotionally by what happens around us.   What are we to do? We may feel orphaned because of separation from family?  How are we to cope?Our lives find the fullest...

One of Laney Wilson's very popular songs is "Wildflowers, Wild Horses". One of the lines in the song has made a big impression on me when she sings "like daisies pushing through old sidewalk cracks".  A member of our family has been in a very bad place in their life for several years now.  We had lost hop...

COMMON SENSE is a flower that DOES NOT GROW in everyone's garden.  As posted on a sign in a boutique store.

"Remember where you came from" the dad told his son.  "And remember there's a difference between your history and your legacy.  Your history is what happened.  Your legacy is what you set in motion. Your decisions  - the ones you make today and tomorrow and the next day - will ultimately impact your ...

With the 80th anniversary of D Day a few weeks ago and with the July 4th holiday, my thoughts turn toward the uncle I never knew.  Almost 133,000 troops from the United States, the British Commonwealth and their allies landed on June 6, 1944.   Out of that landing force 4,414 allied troops were killed including 2,501 Americans. ...