Positive post Sunday, November 20, 2022- Week 299. How fitting that I’m writing this PPS while with my family in beautiful Eagle, Idaho, just outside of Boise where Jay McCall, a friend I have known since childhood, lives. When you read this PPS, you will understand the difference between coincidence and God’s plan. Or as…
Positive post Sunday, November 13, 2022- Week 298. My thanks to Jeff Jeffrey Padgett for the inspiration for this week’s PPS. Jeff was involved in a minor cycling incident with one of our fellow cyclists a few weeks back. They ran into each other (pun intended) while riding down the street on their way to…
Positive post Sunday, October 30, 2022- Week 297. Appreciation is defined as the act of recognizing or understanding that something or someone is valuable and important, and a common definition of gratitude is the quality of being thankful and the readiness to show appreciation and to return kindness. And that’s exactly what Michele and I…
Positive post Sunday, October 23, 2022- Week 296. As we have moved into fall with the leaves on the trees changing colors and the weather shifting, I am reminded of one of my favorite ways to relax at the end of a challenging day or the start of a new day early in the morning,…
Positive post Sunday, October 16, 2022- Week 295. It’s my belief that every citizen has a responsibility to serve their community in some way, that’s what differentiates strong and thriving communities from others. I cannot imagine a community without volunteers in our churches, schools, police and fire departments, on commissions, leading our nonprofit organizations, and…
Positive post Sunday, October 9, 2022- Week 294. We all have memories of our past, some we wish we could erase or go back in time and change the outcome, but many are fond memories we cherish. For those of us up in years, I find it fascinating to look way back to our childhood…
Positive post Sunday, October 2, 2022- Week 293. Today marks the 2-year anniversary of my 3rd lease on life, surviving a horrific bicycle accident (See PPS Week 241). My family and close friends know that this was the second time in my life the good Lord decided it was not my time to go! To…
Positive post Sunday, September 25, 2022- Week 292. Have you ever had an experience where you are listening to someone talk to a group and it feels like they are talking directly to you? Or someone is talking directly to you, and you feel like God is speaking to you through them? With an open…
Positive post Sunday, September 18, 2022- Week 291. Watching several sporting events and listening to candidates who are seeking public office this past week reminded me that I’ve been intending to write about humility. Although pro sports and politics are filled with individuals that present an inflated level of self-worth, pride, arrogance and cockiness, there…
Positive post Sunday, September 11, 2022- Week 290. I have heard the saying, “Better not Bitter” several times over these past few weeks. It was used in a homily at church, posted on Facebook and I remembered reading it in a book. So, I looked back at a few of the books I recently read,…