Week 164

Positive post Sunday, April  12, 2020- Week 164.  He has risen, Alleluia, Alleluia!  To my family and friends who are Christian, Happy Easter!  And, to all my family and friends, I wish you a very blessed day.  As many of you know, I started writing Positive Post Sundays, you guessed it, 164 weeks ago at…

Week 163

Positive post Sunday, April 5, 2020- Week 163.  My prayers continue to be with my fellow Americans as we enter what will likely be the most challenging week our nation will face to date in our fight against COVID-19, especially ALL those who have lost loved ones.  My deepest appreciation and gratitude goes out to…

Week 162

Positive post Sunday, March 29, 2020- Week 162.  I’ve enlisted the support of the newest member of our family, Benjamin, to help me write this week’s Positive Post Sunday.  For our family, and I suspect many other families with school age children at home will face this soon, spring break is coming to an end…

Week 161

Positive post Sunday, March 22, 2020- Week 161.  As we continue deeper into the Lenten season, we continue to face one of the most significant challenges we have faced in a long time, COVID-19.  With churches and schools being closed and “shelter in place” orders being invoked at the federal, state and city level, this…

Week 160

Positive post Sunday, March 15, 2020- Week 160.  As we continue in the Lenten season, we are all faced with a major challenge.  No, I don’t mean trying to find toilet paper or suffering withdrawals from sporting events being cancelled.  Humor often relieves tension, and it’s been said that laughter is the best medicine and…

Week 159

Positive post Sunday, March 8, 2020- Week 159.  You’ve likely heard the saying, “count your blessings”.  When I count my blessings these days, I count to 11.  That’s because the good Lord has blessed Michele Lomen Rendler and I with 11 wonderful and energetic grandchildren this far in our lives!.  Grandchildren are one of God’s…

Week 158

Positive post Sunday, March 1, 2020- Week 158.  I started these Positive Post Sundays 158 weeks ago in preparation for Lent.  My plan was to write something positive each day “during Lent” to offer a positive alternative to all the negativity we read and watch every day in virtually all communication channels.  My first Positive…

Week 157

Positive post Sunday, February 23, 2020- Week 157.  Have you ever been cleaning a room, redecorating or moving and found a gift or memento you received many years ago that brought back fond memories?  Well, I just had that experience this past week while I was packing up my office at work to move to…

Week 156

Positive post Sunday, February 16, 2020- Week 156.  Tomorrow, February 17th is national random acts of kindness day.  Well, several students from Mariposa Elementary School in Redlands who are a part of the Friendly Helpers got an early start.  Under the leadership of school counselor Jackie Land and Principal Dustin Hackney they were seen sprinkling…

Week 155

Positive post Sunday, February 2, 2020 Week 155.  Little did I know when I accepted an intern position at SoCalGas over 35 years ago that I would begin a career that would span over 3 decades.  I am truly blessed and proud to work for a highly ethical, safety focused and customer and community-oriented company…