I have been involved in customer service for most of my career. The blessing and curse of this is that I can easily recognize when I am on the receiving end of very bad customer service. Such was the case when I had to call a company because I suspected foul play with my account. …
2016 – The Empty Canvas
This morning I woke up to silence. The hoopla of the night was over. Revelry had given way to sleep. It was in some ways disconcerting... The excitement of the new year had turned into "ok, it's here... now what?" I had been speaking with my best friend about seasons, and how it can seem …
Gift Wrapping Takes Time..
Christmas 2015 has come and gone. It seems like there is so much preparation and stuph that goes into the event, only to have it zip past us so fast, we don't even realize that it is over. The other day I went into Starbucks, ordered my drink and got into the car feeling like …
Depth of Heart – The Artistry of Alana Devine..
This past Friday, I was presented with a couple of things that stilled me. First was a video of the celebration of life for a renowned rugby player, Jonah Lomu. In this celebration, players from the organization... dozens, if not hundreds, performed a traditional and ceremonial Haka. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypff0vx2FZo It's hard to say what stilled me, because it …
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Water Drops
Water drops Falling From the skies My eyes Unable to see The horizon Eyes on The heart Wet from drops That fall While it falls Waiting to be filled Receiving Life giving Drops flow Over parched areas Of land and sand Rivers, please flow In deserts of my soul Pour into emptiness Drop upon drop …
A Six Year Old Kid…
I decided to check out my blog today, just to see what was up. In the corner was an icon I hadn't seen before (or it was so long ago, I didn't recognize it). It was a trophy... weird. I clicked on it, and was surprised with a "Happy Anniversary" message from WordPress... Kidstuph was …
Droughts, Drops and “Dearness”..
This has been an interesting week, mentally. A few days ago I was looking back in pictures I took a year ago, showing the effects of the drought on one of my childhood hangouts... My friend and I had gone on a hike, and ended up staring at what at one time was a popular …
A Word In Due Time..
I was reading in I Samuel about Hannah. She really had it hard. Having to share a husband, being tormented daily by the "other wife", and being barren... It just wasn't a good situation. One day she just has to get up and get by herself. She was in front of the temple, crying out to …
God’s Strange Timing..
I am a person that likes to have everything in order, and definitely on time. Delays don't work well for me. I'm sure that delays don't work well for most people. So, when I was reading this week, I was struck by a delay, by none other than Jesus: Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, …
A Long Ride, A Hot Rod, and A Cool Tune..
This past weekend I was driving home from a mission of love and mercy... bringing a cat back to his adoring family. My ride up to the Pacific Northwest was filled with a "meow" about every 2 seconds (you can do the math... the cat should have had laryngitis by the time I got there …
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