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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Positive post Sunday, January 26, 2020- Week 154. This Positive Post is for my friends who lead very busy, complex and often stressful lives. You know who you are. You’re the ones who struggle with work-life balance, can’t seem to find enough hours in the day, feel like you are spinning a bunch of plates…
Positive post Sunday, January 19, 2020- Week 153. Yesterday we celebrated the life of a dear friend, amazing human being and true woman of God, Susan Ann Palmer. Her life was cut short on January 1st by a tragic and preventable vehicle accident. Susan and her family have been lifelong family friends and we are…