Dec
18
2020
These Chinese flowers give evidence to the elegance, beauty, and grandeur of the miracle of creation.
The China basketball experience continues to warm my heart and move me to gratitude.
This beautiful bouquet was presented to each NBC - USA coach....
Dec
17
2020
It may be impossible to escape life without some Hard Teachers and Dirty Graders.
Life is hard until you realize it; then it is no longer hard. – Scott Peck, Road Less Traveled.
When the value of life experiences takes me...
Dec
16
2020
This Word of Hope is written to my hero Mike. He is responding to a fellow employee who has just been given a cancer diagnosis. In this respect, HOPE is our ANCHOR! It is not dormant. Rather, it is...
Dec
15
2020
Life is meant for good friends and great adventures! Life is an adventure to be lived! Even Aristotle said, "Adventure is worthwhile."
However, why should it take a catastrophe to wake us up to find it? Often it is a mini-stroke,...
Dec
14
2020
The base note of our lives is silence. The trees must be in it, the birds sing, the dogs bark, cars beep - people speak - but the silence is the deep ground. - Marie Howe
The beauty, grandeur and...
Dec
11
2020
“Hope is the anchor to our souls.”
In my former career as a marriage and family counselor, I faced a monumental counseling challenge. A young, deeply depressed, divorced mother came to me.
Being new to the profession, 1971 to 1975, listening to...
Dec
10
2020
Sounds too good to be true. Well, truthfully it is priceless but it is not absolutely free. This priceless vacation does not cost one red cent; however, it costs your time and your devoted attention.
This priceless vacation which costs...
Dec
09
2020
God's mercy is for everyone.
“And so dear brothers and sisters, 'I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice - the kind he...
Dec
08
2020
Adversity - Abundance - Appreciation
Is it possible to go through life without adversity?
Are learning valuable life lessons possible without adversity?
In your life experience, how has adversity shaped you?
With bold confidence, I proclaim adversity is vital to success in every...
Dec
07
2020
Truth is what we need to hear, a lie is what we want to hear.
You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. – John 8:32
In 1971 Ray Burwick and I founded Northwest Counseling Services. A...
