For over 7 years, we’ve had the privilege of writing our Sharing Life’s Lessons column for you, and our other loyal readers. As we’re writing this final installment for some beloved local papers that are closing, we’re saddened that an era of community papers is dwindling. We’re also filled with immense gratitude for the opportunity […]

In case you’re not familiar with it, the above classic quote is from a movie in 1967 called ‘Cool Hand Luke’. Luke, played by Paul Newman, is on a prison chain gang.  Luke hears this communication regularly from the prison warden when Luke get punished for not readily following the commands of the warden. Hopefully, […]

Have you ever been part of a team? In sports, one of the things you hear coaches talk about is the importance of teamwork. If you followed either the men’s or women’s basketball NCAA tournaments, you will have heard the broadcasters constantly talking about how teamwork was critical to every team’s success. This is true, […]

Do you consider yourself to be an optimist? We got to thinking about this recently when we received a message from a lifelong friend. He talked about all the blessings in his life, in fact, his words were overflowing about living life abundantly. All this in spite of the fact that his wife has dementia, […]