Life

  • From Failure to Accomplishment – Life Lessons

    I am a failure. Yes, I am. I failed often throughout my life. However, just because I failed, doesn’t mean my life is a failure. It takes failure to accomplish your goals, if you don’t give up along the way.… Continue reading

    From Failure to Accomplishment – Life Lessons
  • My Favorite Foods

    I like casseroles as the one pictured here. I like meat and potatoes. I even like a few vegetables. However my favorite foods are fruit, especially bananas. You might have seen me mention them a time or two in my… Continue reading

  • How Often do I Walk?

    I love walking the trail. Usually, you can find me on the trail every day when the weather is nice. I’m used to getting between 6000 and 12000 steps per day. When my back heals, I will again walk the… Continue reading

  • Myself as a Leader

    The short answer is yes, I see myself as a leader. My roles as a leader. Being a leader is a God-given responsibility. As in my writing, I don’t do anything without His help and guidance as a leader in… Continue reading

  • My Favorite Word

    Words make up our lives here on WordPress. For many of us, we work with words as we write our novels, short stories, and poetry. I have a few favorite words, a few of them in the picture above. However,… Continue reading

  • What My Evening Looks Like Today

    Today is Wednesday. Every Wednesday evening, I gather with other residents in the third floor lounge to pray for the prayer requests we received from other residents, pray for the management of the complex we live in, pray for situations… Continue reading

  • Personality Traits and Red Flags

    Sometimes it’s easy to read a person just by looking at them. Though as the saying goes, never judge a book by its cover. Even first impressions can be way off. So, what personality traits send me red flags? A… Continue reading

  • My Ideal Week

    For the most part, I’m living my ideal week. I’m retired and my time is my own. However, it’s far from ideal. Right now, it’s lonely. In my ideal week, I would spend time with my son and his girlfriend… Continue reading

  • How I Relax

    I relax by painting rocks, watching television, or writing. Each of them are relaxing for me. I started rock painting before COVID and found out I had latent artistic abilities. Growing up I was no artist. Even stick figures were… Continue reading

  • Today’s the Day

    I’ve mentioned it for the past week. The 50+ Retreat checks in at 1 PM today. I’m completely packed and waiting for my ride who will pick me up at noon. This is my good friend who will pick me… Continue reading