I am a fan of Barbara Walters and enjoy watching her TV shows. A side note to Barbara – next time you need an ace host or interviewer for your TV show, The View, I am eligible and available. I have read her circa 1970 book entitles “How to Talk with Practically Anybody About Practically [...]
Archive for December, 2007
The Day After Christmas
Posted in Christmas, Fun Activities, tagged Books, chestnuts, cooking, day after Christmas, Gifts, Good Morning America, Heloise, Josh Groban, Starbucks, Tickle Me Elmo, toy on December 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Santa Claus made his Christmas visit, and I was on his nice list. Below are some of my favorite activities for the day after Christmas.
Listen to Josh Groban’s “Noel” CD one last time before packing it away for next Christmas (or until Christmas in July).
Cooking a meal on my new pot and pan gift set and [...]
A Tribute to Pastors
Posted in Church, God, People, tagged Church, Dr. David McKinley, Dr. Jack Graham, God, JoAnn Hummel, Joel Osteen, pastors, Pete Briscoe, tribute on December 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Each person is a trinity in one. You and I are made up of the body, mind, and spirit. Just as it is important to feed and strengthen our body and mind, it is equally vital to nourish our spirit.
I hope you are blessed to live near churches whose pastors do a fantastic job in [...]
Words of Wisdom
Posted in Inspiration, tagged Bob Livingston, character, habit, Inspiration, REL Communications, words of wisdom on December 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I attended corporate seminars conducted by Bob Livingston several years ago. At the end he read the profound list of observations below. You can visit this website, http://relcommunications.com, to check out his company’s service offerings. To this day, I keep this list in my office for reference. Visitors had asked me for a copy. . . thought you would like [...]
Why me?
Posted in Answers, tagged answer, burden, God, grief, lonely, pain, poem, trust, Why me? on December 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When you ask “Why me?” and there is no easy answer, this Anonymous poem was written for you.
There’s A Reason
For every pain, that we must bear,
For every burden, every care,
There’s a reason.
For every grief, that bows the head,
For every teardrop that is shed,
There’s a reason.
For every hurt, for every plight,
For every lonely, pain-racked [...]
Count Down to Christmas
Posted in Children, Christmas, Fun Activities, tagged C. S. Lewis, Charles Dickens, Count Down to Christmas, Dean Koontz, Fun Activities, Josh Groban, Lewis Carroll, Mary Higgins Clark, Nat King Cole, organic farm on December 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As of today, Saturday, December 8, there are sixteen more days until Christmas. If you get to do at least one fun activity each day, what would it be? Here is my partial list to get you started.
Drive your loved ones to see Christmas lights.
Make a batch of chocolate truffles to share with friends and colleagues.
Organize a [...]
The Humor Side of Life
Posted in Laughter, tagged amusement, best medicine, comedy, giggle, grin, hilarity, humor, joke, Laughter, mirth, smile on December 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Laughter, joke, smile, comedy, hilarity, grin, amusement, giggle, mirth. . . and the list continues. I did not know there were so many synonyms to tickle the funny bone. Thank you, Mrs. Johnston, for the Roget’s Thesaurus – I am still putting your thoughtful gift from sixth grade to good use!
I discovered recently that my twenty-month-old nephew, [...]
Children at Christmas
Posted in Blessing, Children, Christmas, tagged Angel Tree, Children, Christmas, generosity, give, miracle, orphans, prayer, Room to Read, Samaritan's Purse on December 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
At a Toastmaster meeting this past Thursday, my fellow Toastmaster, Jan Browning, read a poignant poem below from Ina Hughs’ book entitled ”A Prayer For Children”. During the meeting, another fellow Toastmaster, Emily Paul, gave a speech titled, Angels Among Us, in which she invited the audience to help make Christmas special for the children by participating in the [...]
