You’re Not a Loser — You’re a Winner
I’ll admit it — I love reality talent shows. America’s Got Talent is one of my favorites. Ordinary people — all shapes, sizes, ages — step onto a stage, risk rejection, and dare to shine. This season, one singer stopped me in my tracks: Jessica Sanchez, a radiant, very pregnant 30-year-old with a powerhouse voice…
The Great Resolve
Winston Churchill is one of the most famous figures who spoke passionately about resolve and not quitting. In his famous speech to students at Harrow School in 1941 during World War II, he delivered these powerful words: “Never give in — never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty — never…
Don’t Quit Till You Got Nothing Left
More than likely, we’ve all taken an exam or test that we just made the grade that let us pass the course by the skin of our teeth. Or we finished that project but it certainly wasn’t to the standard it should have been done because our heart just wasn’t in it. It shows by…
Seed Time and Harvest Time
Yesterday morning, I was on the road again! Willie Nelson, thanks for the song to accompany my travels to here and there and back again. I made my way back to Frisco from Austin and what a joy it was to arrive just in time for the performances of my Wallace grandchildren (and their Mama)…