Bloom

We're all human (at least I hope we are). We all strive to make lifestyle changes like eating better, exercising, and a myriad of other New Year's Resolution-y things. Not sure about you, but sometimes we feel like it's a little overwhelming. That's probably because we don't break the goal...

Before I begin I must preface my remarks for all of you who do not know who I am. I was fortunate to be born with only one hand! Fortunate? Yes, fortunate. I was born missing my left arm from the elbow down and I can honestly say that I am ok with that. Now to be totally honest with y...

There's one thing that I've always wanted to do but haven't done yet and now the dawn of a new decade has begun and the dreams of the next ten years have left the launching pad with a screaming YEEHAW! Life is open to suggestions and not taking any numbers or standing in line and I have a ...

The last verse of the Christmas story is found in Luke 2:20 – And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen… To me, there is great significance in the fact that the shepherds "returned." From every mountain-top experience ther...

Christmas seems to be either the best or worst time of the year for people. I believe in the power of displacement. If you want to get rid of the negative thing, give place to the more powerful positive thing and it will push the negative out. There were three different journeys made ...

In the beginning.  What in the world does that mean?  Beginning of what?  Beginning of time, beginning of creation, beginning of the Bible, beginning of God?  What was Moses talking about when he penned those words that are the preamble to the greatest collection of writing to which th...

Today I took the two oldest chicks from the Young brood for another bike ride. This is a rare thing for me as I am normally working 10-12 hours a day. I guess this is one good thing that's come from the overtly socialistic state in which we live: work's slow, so I get to play with my chick...

Did you hear the story about the singing cowboy? His girl had dumped him, his horse had broken its leg, the bunk house had gone up in smoke, rustlers had taken his cattle, his boss had fired him, his insurance was canceled, his bank had gone into receivership, his bill at the ranch wa...

Richie and I just watched Julie & Julia, the biopic about Julia Child, gourmet, and Julie Powell, the woman who cooks her way through the famous cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Julie Powell, a temp clerk, lived an uninspired life and looked to her love of food as a guiding l...

Miserable? Most of us have been there, some more than others. If you haven't been there, pack your bags. Your time is comin'...(Great way to start a post about no negativity, huh?) I know this post isn't dripping with positivity just yet, but let's take a little time to be brutally honest ...

Have you ever noticed those people who go through life devoid of true interaction with anything other than themselves? These sad individuals are constantly surrounded in a shroud of negativity that clouds their judgement and blocks meaningful connections. I was once one such sorry soul, bu...