Week 104

Positive post Sunday, February 10, 2019- Week 104.  A few weeks back, I wrote about a book I received from my daughter Heather, son in-law, Ryan and my grandchildren Sean, Chad and Aubrey.  The title of the book is The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth am I Here For? by Rick Warren.  As noted…

Week 102

Positive post Sunday, January 27, 2019- Week 102.  Many families have special traditions and heirlooms, some recently created and others that have been passed down from generations before us.  You know, getting together for the holidays, favorite places to vacation, furniture, jewelry and photos.  Well, our family has several traditions and heirlooms, many of which…

Week 101

Positive post Sunday, January 20, 2019- Week 101.  With this being my 101st Positive Post Sunday, I thought I would write about God 101.  You know, like in school when you took Math 101 or English 101.  The courses where you learned the basics about a subject.  To my fellow believers, I ask, if you…

Week 100

Positive post Sunday, January 13, 2019- Week 100.  Have you been looking for ways to increase “quality” family time? I’m sure you would agree that there is clearly not a shortage of communication devices and social media channels to keep our kids occupied 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  With smart watches, smart…

Week 99

Positive post Sunday, January 6, 2019- Week 99.  What is your purpose in life?  Seems like a simple question, but if you really take time to think and pray about it, you might just find a deeper and more meaningful answer.   I received a wonderful and thoughtful birthday gift from my daughter Heather Rendler…

Week 98

Positive post Sunday, December 30, 2018- Week 98.  Well it’s that time of the year when many of us reflect on the past year and make New Year’s resolutions for the coming year.  Like most years, there was much drama and many significant events throughout the world that occurred in 2018.  However, I choose to…

Week 97

Positive post Sunday, December 23, 2018- Week 97.  Christmas traditions are a very important part of the holiday season.  Our most important tradition is going to church to give thanks and celebrate the true reason for Christmas, the birth of Jesus.   Another one of our traditions, that comes in a close second, is going…

Week 96

Positive post Sunday, December 16, 2018- Week 96.  Advent is a very important part of the Christian faith.  In the Catholic Church, Advent is the first season of the church year, a period of preparation extending over the four weeks before Christmas. The word Advent comes from the Latin word advenio, “to come to,” and…

Week 95

Positive post Sunday, December 9, 2018- Week 95.  We’re all familiar with the 12 Days of Christmas, but what about the 12 Blessings of Christmas?  Here are Michele’s and my 12 blessings of Christmas; Nikole, Kendall, Christian, Andrew, Sean, Chad, Austin, Aubrey, Liam and the 3 elements of my Triangle of Life, Faith, Family and…

Week 94

Positive post Sunday, December 2, 2018- Week 94.  We all lead such busy lives, but sometimes you just need to take a break and spend time with your loved ones.  Well, that’s just what I did these past few days.  Michele and I spent “quality family time” with our daughter, Heather, and her beautiful family….