Savoring Unexpected Pleasures
We’ve all had the kind of days days when nothing seems to go right. We stub our toes, spill coffee on ourselves or someone else, get a flat tire on the way to an important meeting, accidentally hurt...
View ArticleThe Barefoot College
I just heard a “45 year love story” about the Barefoot College. It is a fascinating, enlightening, and inspiring TED talk presented by Bunker Roy. The school is only for the poor and reflects only what...
View ArticleI Can Save THIS One
I remember reading a short story with a HUGE message years ago that had a big impact on me and how I view life. It went something like this: One day a little girl was walking on a beach with her...
View ArticleIt’s the Little Things…
Late yesterday afternoon I was using a garden hose to hand-water a rose bush. It was thirsty, so I stood in one place as the stream showered its liquid life on the plant. To my right, about four feet...
View ArticleWater Fight!
(A revised re-post for newer readers to this site.) Some of my favorite moments in life have occurred on a whim. For example: Water fights between my Beloved and me. In the bathroom. They would often...
View ArticleWhere Do Dreams Go To Die
Where do dreams go to die? It could be an awful terrible place. But don’t caterpillars turn into butterflies? And drops of water become snowflakes? Perhaps dreams are like that too When they’re crushed...
View ArticleProbable Cover Photos For “Heart” and “Reflections”
Here are the cover photos I hope to use for my non-fiction books being released late this month “From the Heart of a Grateful Man” and early in December “Reflections of a Grateful Man”. They were taken...
View ArticleYou’ve Got a Friend in Me
The video is smile-inducing and heart-warming. Two unlikely creatures were brought together by their love of water and are now best friends. With love, Russ
View ArticleNew Hope for Desert Dwellers
Photo Credit: Levi Xu via Unsplash.com Progress continues in the goal to provide greater water supplies for desert dweller. Below are snippets from an article linked below about a unique water...
View ArticleBlast Off!
I meant to include this image of our Daught-in-Law Kristi launching this water rocket with My Beloved, and there of our grandchildren looking on. With love, Russ
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