Category Archives: Child Rearing

Adversity is for Growth

Most people choose to take the path of least resistance but in so doing many great lessons of life are missed. Each difficulty, is an opportunity for great growth. Mary Kay of Mary Kay Cosmetics always said, “We fail forward to success.” Some of my greatest lessons in life were learned during tough times. Continue reading

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Appeasement or War?

Failure to teach discipline to young children breeds “would be terrorists” to society at large. Appeasement is no solution it only adds to the problem. Parent’s who fail to discipline their children are the contributing factors as are Government officials in appeasing terrorists. Continue reading

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Going Against the Grain

I watched my father build his own business, and build our house out of the trees that he cut down himself. I remember going to the saw mill with that truck load of trees and watching them sawed into boards that would become the new house that we moved into when I was in the 4th grade. Continue reading

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Hello World! It’s a beautiful day!

Throughout my years several people have suggested that I should write a book. Then I discovered the new trend in blogging and thought that might be a great place to start sharing my thought and life’s lessons in hopes that it might be a help or inspiration to others. Continue reading

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