Musings at Altitude

I mentioned earlier that Thanksgiving is a very special holiday for me, as we pause for that day and give thanks for the many things we’ve been blessed with and the many people who are such a blessing to us.  Yesterday was no different – the prayers of thanks were flowing and the smiles were abundant.  […]

Three generations of the ladies in my family converged on the malls this morning, leaving home at 4:00 am and taking advantage of the “Black Friday” savings for early shoppers.  About mid morning after many hours of their shopping, I received this photo on my Blackberry: When I received this, I went from Audrey’s smile […]

On this wonderful Thanksgiving Day, I am so thankful for so many things.  The list gets longer each year, so I’ve begun to categorize them: “F’s” – Faith, Family, Friends, & Food “Well Being” – Health, Home & Job “Liberty” – Country & Freedom When I’ve given thanks for the “big 3”, I then move […]

I walked into my home this evening to the smell of pies baking.  My wife spent this afternoon making three pies – pecan; blueberry; and cherry.  Then tomorrow morning, she’ll make a pumpkin pie.  Our house really smells good! Early in the morning, we’ll start Thanksgiving Day out with cinammon rolls, eggs and bacon.  Sometime […]

I woke up this morning with this song on my mind: “Give Thanks” on YouTube In this week where we as a nation stop to give thanks, I am so thankful for God’s love, God’s patience, God’s grace, God’s word, and God’s gift, His Son.  I am also thankful to those that love me in […]

Quite often I walk out of chuch with some very wise counsel that applies directly to business.  Today was no different.  Our pastor was speaking from Galatians 6, and he talked about the importance of restoring those who have done wrong.  And that restoration process involves (1) lifting up; (2) holding up; and (3) building […]

About 12 years ago, my oldest daughter who was then in grade school gave me a tie for Father’s Day.  Here’s the tie: It was a cute tie for sure, but it went into my closet and I never wore it.  For those 12 years and through 3 different moves, it stayed with me though, […]

Over the last 8 months, I’ve been writing about life, faith, and business.  I’ve written thousands of words in more than 200 postings.  But tonight, I want to take those thousands of words and narrow them down to something simple I can hold onto: In life – simply love In faith – simply obey In […]

I blog for therapy – it takes things I’m thinking about at any particular time and moves them from the heavy (sometimes light) thought mode to a refreshing release as the words are written.  In today’s world, there are so many things that create thoughts, or burdens, or passions, or actions, and being able to […]

I find so many reasons to smile IN my work, but I find real joy THROUGH my work.  My work is a service to others and I find real joy in serving others.  Every job I’ve had I’ve been blessed with very special people to work with.  Together, we find smiles.  Through steps towards maturity […]