There’s Always a Way to be Useful – March 09, 2003
In 1908 while still a young Harvard graduate student, Edward Sheldon’s first play became a Broadway hit. The series of successes that followed made Sheldon...
Music & the Spoken Word Library
Get Out of the Boat – March 02, 2003
Life has its share of stormy weather. And while we welcome peaceful sunny days, the stormy ones also bring their blessings. It was during...
Resolve Minor Differences Early – February 23, 2003
The first annual family reunion that took place in June of 2000 in Pikeville, Kentucky, looked like any other. But this reunion was actually quite...
Dream Big – February 16, 2003
Professional basketball is a game of giants. It’s a game where seven-foot-tall players are the rule rather than the exception. Professional basketball is also the...
Hand in Hand – February 09, 2003
Now with silver hair and careful steps, the couple slowly walks the lane that leads from their home. It’s time for their daily stroll. Their...
Acts of Kindness – February 02, 2003
From time to time, the local newspaper features a letter to the editor that expresses thanks for random acts of kindness. The other day a...
Effort, Not Outcome – January 26, 2003
One of the biggest surprises in parenting is how varied the results can be. No other field of endeavor is as hard to predict. Most...
Pathways – January 19, 2003
The dusty paths that crisscross Africa have been accommodating footsteps for thousands of years. Here the shepherd, the teacher, the mother, the child, even the...
With Wings as Eagles – January 12, 2003
It’s been said that an eagle knows when a storm is coming long before it breaks. The eagle will fly to some high spot and...