Chances are you have experienced an unexpected trial at sometime during your life. A loss of a job, a major illness, a divorce, or something else. Just when life seems to be going great you are thrown a curve. Are you able to work through this struggle to emerge stronger on the other side? For help in doing that I …
One of my favorite musical artists is Peter Mayer. My wife and I recently had the pleasure of attending one of Peter’s concerts in Colorado Springs. He opened with this song – The Beauty of the World. Love it! And very appropriate for Thanksgiving week.
I received a complementary copy of this book for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience. It’s been over 15 years since Charles Schulz published his last Peanuts comic strip. The popular series, which ran for almost 50 years, has enjoyed a resurgence this year thanks to the recently released Peanuts Movie, featuring Charlie Brown, …
I received a complementary copy of this book for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience. “Have you ever been astonished by a striking coincidence? Indeed, so awestruck that you can’t help wondering whether there’s some kind of hidden order or organizing force at large in the universe?” writes Chris Mackey early in his new …
“They had had no college education, no formal technical training, no experience working with anyone other than themselves, no friends in high places, no financial backers, no government subsidies, and little money of their own,” David McCullough writes in his new book about Orville and Wilbur Wright. And there was an “entirely real possibility that at some point … they …
I first became aware of Louis Zamperini’s story through the movie Unbroken, released last Christmas. After seeing the movie, I wanted to read Laura Hillenbrand’s book on which the movie is based: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. The book did not disappoint – it is even better than the movie! Zamperini’s troubled growing up …
I received a complementary copy of this book for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience. What if you completely accepted the hand you’ve been dealt by life, in all circumstances, and consider every experience, even the unpleasant ones, an opportunity for personal growth? That’s what author Michael Singer did, and he tells us of …
I received a complementary copy of this book for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience. Evangelical Christianity was not working for Reba Riley. Early in her book Post Traumatic Church Syndrome (PTCS) she shares a conversation she had with her Fundamentalist Christian mother. “Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No man …
I received a complementary copy of this book for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience. In past books I have read about Quantum Mechanics, I have found the topic fascinating yet at times difficult to understand. This month I came across the most practical book on Quantum principles I’ve read yet – Cynthia Sue …
Travel Weekly selected me along with 24 other agents for a weekend “familiarization (fam)” trip to Mexico City . I had been to Mexico many times before – each visit was at a coastal destination (Cozumel, Cancun, Cabo, Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco, etc). On this trip I learned that Mexico City has its own treasures – you don’t have to …