Category: Editorials

All of the self-development, growth techniques and tactics that I have written about in my columns are strategies and lessons that I insert into my own life. Since I started my journey…

In spite of my best efforts, I feel that I am being dragged, kicking and screaming, into adulthood. I admit, at the ripe, young age of 62, one would think I had…

Working with kids that are fairly close to my age is like having a bunch of little sisters that I am coaching. This is pretty amazing for the most part since I…

I’ve been dreading the thirty-day heart monitor my doctor ordered. With my sensory and texture struggles, the idea of a bazillion leads stuck all over me for a month sounded excruciating. There…

All this morning, I have had the David Bowie song “Changes” going through my mind. There’s a very good reason for that. I have some big changes coming my way over the…

This past week was home to the Fourth of July, and with it, the celebration of freedom. There were fireworks, various foods and much-needed family time. Not only am I thankful for…

For those of you who have been following my stories, before we left for our mission trip to Alaska, I told the boys we could get a kitten after we returned home….

I saw something earlier today that made me ponder something and I admit it got a little under my skin. It seems that someone with very little else to do has researched…

This column is going to hopefully open the eyes of not only my younger audience, but my older audience as well. Since I have started my journey as an adult, participating in…

I often wonder what song would be playing behind the scenes if my life was a movie. Go ahead. Smile and think about your own life. Wouldn’t life be grand if just…

This morning, as I was slowly making my way through my early morning routine, a song came across my “Pandora.” The song, titled “A Season in Your Path,” by the contemporary Christian…

Words cannot describe how proud I am of my travel ball team. We recently competed in a large tournament in Tallahassee, and ended up winning our bracket. Several college coaches were present…

I’ve spent quite a bit of time thinking about the hard workers at Bible camp two weeks ago. They weren’t just hard workers, they were willing, consistent, and intentional. No one in…

I remember a song from the old “Up With People” days about an oak tree. I won’t try to sing it for you here, but the gist of the song is about…

For those of you who know my dad, you probably know him as Sammy, Sambo, or Luke (he gets mistaken for his older brother all the time). Sammy was the popular nickname…

May 2008. I came home from work to my husband asking for help sending an email. He was searching on the Samaritan’s Purse website and found a posting advertising a short-term need…

I have never considered myself to be the “old fogey” type. I may not have always been the most “hip” person in the world and there’s a good bit of modern technology…

I recently picked up a student who is from Tallahassee, but has family in Greenville. She is a youngster, but has loads of potential and the want to learn and grow, which…

We often attended family reunions when I was a young boy. It took about two hours to make the trip to Waycross, Ga, which wasn’t too taxing, especially considering that fried chicken…

As many may know, our family of four is spending ten days in Central Alaska at Kokrine Hills Bible Camp. We left Madison at 8 a.m. Thursday morning and did not get…