hope initiative
Got Hope? You know, hope that sustains you in this life as you face the giants that assail you and a hope of heaven after the battles are all fought and possibly not all won? Hope for yourself and for those you love? Life insurance companies estimate that the person who will live to be 125 years old has already been born. That is a LONG lifespan! Pew Research shows that an estimated 39% of adult Americans are now care-givers and it will only increase as our population grows
lapped
Zooom! chug. Zoooooooooooom!! chug. ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!! chug. Have you ever been lapped? Not just once, but what seems like an infinite number of times? I was jogging on the track the other day on a gorgeous October morning. A fellow runner joined me. The first time he lapped me, I thought, “Wow! That guy is fast!” The second time I thought, ”Wow! He is reallly fast!” The third time I was starting to get annoyed and thought, “HONESTLY!!?” The fourth time, when he zipped pas
forgiven
It is the first week of our new year- time to make a FRESH START! “Forgiven” is the most difficult and the most wonderful word ever spoken. I know. I have been there, truly I have. I have been absolutely paralyzed by the fact that I did not think I could ever forgive a particular person for what he had done to me, and not only to me, but to those I loved so dearly. For years I thought I was free, at least for myself, but felt it was unthinkable to “let him off the hook” for
vista
Happy Birthday to us! As of next Monday, October 12, Something Greater will be ONE YEAR OLD! Who would have dreamed how far we could have come in only one year? On a recent trip to Colorado I was reminded that with each step we take up a mountain, greater and more spectacular views are afforded to us. We cannot imagine all that awaits us at the top of the mountain when we are down in the valley. But if we are willing to take the first step and are diligent in climbing, the p
fiat
Top 3 valuable non-verbal statements made by the Pope: 1. His car! It said it all! FIAT!!!! The Holy Father was preaching a message even by choosing the car in which he rode. Not only does the name "fiat" mean “YES!” (Or literally, “let it happen”) and reflect the beautiful “YES” of the Blessed Virgin, but the humble means he used to get around was perfectly reflective of his mission. When he arrived in America and stepped off of the plane to go to his transport the commenta
