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From our family to yours, I’d like to wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! As the time most people refer to as “the Holidays” draws near, it seems less and less like a holiday.  People seem more stressed and short-tempered than ever.  Some store aisles look as ransacked and as dangerous…

Several months ago, I came across Time’s photo essay titled, “The Calamity of Japan’s 9.0 Magnitude Quake,” and as I viewed each photo, I couldn’t help but be drawn to the story being told.  From the awesome destructive force of the earthquake, to the sad aftermath: shocked faces, sad faces, mourning faces; each photo told…

If you’ve spent any length of time with me, you know that I love to laugh, and I love to make people laugh. It goes without saying then, that I love jokes — particularly the dry kind, much to the chagrin of my friends and family who don’t share the same taste in jokes. My…

Perhaps it’s because it has been a few years since I’ve lived in Ontario, but there’s something really nice about the first snowfall of the season.  My favorite part is seeing the snow glisten on top of bare branches.  Living in Metro Vancouver, we don’t get very much of this stuff off the mountains, so…

  This past weekend, I had the opportunity to go with our youth group, Youthopolis, to the Northwest Youth Conference in Portland Oregon.  The trip started out at 5:00 am exactly one week ago, and what would happen in the next few days would be one giant whirlwind of events that would leave myself, the…

If I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward. — Thomas A. Edison Failure is often seen as something to be avoided at all costs. Although most of us recognize that failure is not something that can be passed on,…

The Occupy Movement has been criticized for its lack of focus and lack of a clear message.  Indeed, it has its mantra, “we are the 99%,” but that mantra doesn’t convey much of what change they are seeking. Is it improved education? Is it to stop wars? Is it to shift political ideology?   While…

  Many times, people describe successful business people as “excellent visionaries” or “skilled tacticians.”  Those are interesting descriptions because they allude to the way individuals see business.  Visionaries Visionaries, of course, are big picture thinkers.  They begin with blue skies and green fields, then overlay that scene with their grand ideas.  They have a knack…

Ah, fall… What a beautiful time of the year! As I was out for a walk with my family, I noticed that the leaves have changed color! I’m sure it’s been changing all this time, and I just never noticed it, but on this beautiful sunny day, I really noticed the leaves. Next to the…