After being married for fifty-four years, people often ask me what our secret is for a marriage that has longevity such as ours. It causes me to ponder on that question. My response off the top of my head would be communication, commitment, and caring about the other person’s feelings. For sure, we have had our share of ups and downs as most couples do; however, the option of divorce was never on ...  Read More

An ambassador is the Presidents highest-ranking representative to a specific nation or international organization. A key role of an ambassador is to coordinate the activities of the Foreign Service Officers and staff serving under him, and of the representatives of other U.S. agencies in that country. It is also not uncommon to hear on the news that a country has called their ambassadors back home...  Read More

Years ago, in the church I grew up in, I was in the choir. Different members were given a song to practice and sing whenever they were called upon. My song was “We’ve Come This Far by Faith” by Albert Goodson. I was so nervous I asked my pastor if he could assign someone else to lead that song. His response was, “No, since you are the youth leader it is important for you to lead by example.” That ...  Read More

If you remember a couple of weeks ago, I had a meltdown because I couldn’t get my COVID vaccine so I could see my mother in another state. When I received my first vaccine, I immediately left for Minnesota. When I got there, I realized this was a profoundly serious situation. Of course, I called on prayer warriors from the north, south, east, and west whom I knew could intercede with seriousness. ...  Read More

When I was a young child my mom had to go to the hospital for surgery. In those days if you were a family on public assistance, your children would be temporarily placed in a foster home. The family I stayed with had a son who I thought was the cat’s meow. Of course, this young boy had no attraction to me at all! Every time we were outside playing, I would pick daisies and go through the process, ...  Read More

As people we love to be in control and to write the script for God to follow. Oftentimes, we tend to think that God cannot operate unless we help Him. Instead, He tells us to hold on and wait a minute. Who knows the beginning from the end, who called everything around you to come into existence, who created whom? Who do you think wrote the book (Bible) on how mankind can be successful if he follow...  Read More