I think it was President Harry Truman who said, “ Leadership is getting people to do something they don’t want to do and like it”! 
     At our recent Men’s retreat, the focus of our three-day getaway was on leadership.  Almost 40 men from our church spent 3 days in the beautiful high Sierra’s discussing [...]

     With the new school year starting, I thought it would be a good time to remind people about doing homework.  I have written on this subject before, but recently I was reminded again of the importance of doing your homework. 
     I’m not referring to school assignments.  I’m talking about expressing your concern for others who [...]

                   From time to time I have met some people who say that they recognize me from my picture that is attached to my article in the weekly newspaper. I am never quite sure how to respond.  
     People usually say something kind about my articles.  Sometimes they actually remember a specific one!  It [...]

     I’m sure that you have heard many people tell their story about the recent earthquake.  I was actually in my car near my home in Diamond Bar. 
     As I was turning a corner and driving out of our neighborhood, I felt a distinct “bump”.  It was a strong “bump”. 
       My first thought was that [...]

     Someone once said, “To a women, a house means love.  To a man, a house means work”.  In other words, when the husband works on the house, the wife feels loved.But, when the wife plans projects for the house, the husband sees it as work! 
     We have one of those “love vs work” things [...]

 Do you remember the TV program “
Fantasy
Island” where the man would point up to the sky and shout, “The plane, the plane”?  He was signaling that new guests were arriving at
Fantasy
Island.  
     In a few weeks, we’ll be shouting, “The plane, the plane” as our daughters and son-in-laws arrive bringing our grand children to visit [...]