In each of our lives we need people who will coach us. People who will call out greatness from within. We are full of possibilities if we would but give ourselves to dream. Many of us dare not dream too much for being called unrealistic. It's a sad state when we allow ourselves to fall …
Read more »We all make choices every day. Some easy. Some difficult. Some good. Some bad. The choices we make end up leading us to a place of consequence. Consequence that will either fulfill us or cost us something. Throughout life our choices can lead to regret while others will be ones that we will continually celebrate. …
Read more »Remember The Alamo. It’s the cry of Texas Nationalists everywhere… Well, not everywhere. Mostly in Texas. Sam Houston made that statement to rally Texans to form a strong army that would go on the offensive and defeat the Mexican army. This worked and the Texan army won a great victory in San Jacinto which then …
Read more »We have a pattern in our household for bedtime. The kids are all familiar with it. Go upstairs, get your pajamas on, brush your teeth and get in bed. We do it every night. Except last night… Last night it was just me, my son and my youngest daughter at home when bedtime arrived. I …
Read more »If I were to write about redemption I would begin by telling my story. I would start with the time in my life when I chose to get ahead on my own. I would share of the time when, in my job, I felt overworked and undervalued (read underpaid). I would tell the tale of …
Read more »As I rode by a clear cut section of woods today I was reminded of my family crest. The image that exists for the Twombly family is that of an oak tree stump that has a new shoot growing from it. I was reminded of the life that can come from death. The hope that …
Read more »We all are pushed and pulled by many forces in our lives. Even with good intentions in our hearts, we often fail at following through with some of our desires. Each of us have internal priorities that we attempt to cling to. The things that matter most to us get our time, energy and financial …
Read more »I remember when I was a kid I was in some musical thing at the church I was attending with my family. There was a song that we sang that had lyrics that went like this: I am a promise I am a possibility I am a promise with a capital P I am a …
Read more »I have a suit that I wear for weddings and funerals. Those are really the two occasions when you will catch me in formal wear. It’s not that I do not enjoy looking nice. I am just not comfortable in that attire. I prefer to wear clothes that are functional. I like having fabrics on …
Read more »Three simple words. Three words that can be spoken very easily and yet, for some reason go unheard by many… Tonight on ABC News Diane Sawyer ran a story about Strawberry Mansion High School in Pittsburg, PA – known as one of the most dangerous schools in the nation. The superintendent of schools was unable …
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