Are we FIRST RESPONDERS?
We live in a 60+ community. It isn’t uncommon for there to be first responders seen here. Oftentimes, there are firemen and paramedics onsite because someone has a severe issue. Thank God for first responders! A First Responder are professionals who are likely to be among the first people to arrive and assist at the…
It’s Time for GOOD NEWS!
All it takes is watching a news network and we’ll hear about another devastating killing, a robbery, a disastrous storm, accidents involving the loss of life, and so much more. I am no longer a “Bad News” enthusiast. This blog today came from a couple of events I attended recently. The first one was by…
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
As with many families, mine divides and conquers the holidays. My daughter’s family and I spend Thanksgiving day together and my son and family spends their Thanksgiving day in Muldrow, OK where Shawntel’s family lives. They celebrate with Grandma and over 60 family members. On Friday, they join us here in Frisco for our traditional…
The Right Place at the Right Time
Even though my life is quite ho-hum living in a safe, secure, 55+ community, I still don’t seem to run out of content for my daily blogs. God continually surprises me. Case in point: Early Sunday, 5:30 am, with flashlight in hand, I head out on my morning walk before the warm sun rises. I…
Let’s Be Kindness Junkies
A “junkie” is someone consumed by an addiction. What a difference it would make if we were all addicted to being kind — just can’t help ourselves. It’s who we are and what we do. A few days ago I told the story of our helping a lady whose keys were locked in her car…
The Good Guys Wear White Hats
Lately I’ve been honing in on being a Good Samaritan or in Texas, we would say “being one of the good guys that wear white hats”. My Texas nephew is one of those good guys. This is Robert and Becky Wheat. I stay amused with following him on Facebook. He proudly wears his white hat…
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
I’m continuing on in my “We Need Each Other” campaign. I was inspired recently when I ran across a FB post that asked, “Remember this guy?” with a photo of this sharp looking, well-dressed man. Yes, I remember this really cool dude that greeted us daily on TV, Mr. Rogers. I apologize to you young’uns’…
Who’s Your Neighbor?
Remember the really cool dude that greeted us daily on TV, Mr. Rogers? Today, he’d have to come packaged as a rapper or be able to hip hop dance for us to think him “cool”. BTW — the word “cool” is still in — I checked! Mr. Rogers sang this to us: “It’s a beautiful…
Lean on ME
Yesterday, I posted about getting ourselves off our minds, and to understand why God placed us here — at this time and this place. What if He has us here for a bigger-than-life purpose — to be here as His messengers and His hands and heart extended to others? A year ago, this week, devastating…