If you have not watched the movie “Average Joe,” you should. The story about Joe Kennedy’s life is important to help us understand not only about him but also about us as individuals. More on that later because I want to discuss the “big picture” first. For more than fifty […]
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When I started this blog, I wanted to write a book for my family not to be published, but to share stories that would give some insight into our early years. Several years back, family members told me I needed to be on Facebook so I could keep up with […]
Work-related travel was part of my career over the years, and Eva accepted that gracefully. After Jennifer married in 1992, I took a consulting contract to manage a project in Temple Texas. It was a major project for one of Drayton McLane’s companies that provided the computer system used in […]
As I watched the reporting of the wildfires in California, they showed images of Malibu, and a memory from the past came back. Until just a few years ago, the Toyota Motor Sales of America headquarters was in Torrance California. During the 1974-78 years, I was the Director of IT […]
Everyone has an opinion about every issue even if they have never spent much time thinking about it. What they have experienced in life will affect their views on many subjects; however, their opinions regarding the majority of the issues will be impacted by their “core” beliefs. To further complicate […]
Last night, I watched the movie “Disciples in the Moonlight” on the Great American Family streaming service. When it started, I was not sure I would watch the entire movie because I thought the plot might be too much of a stretch—a small group smuggling Bibles to underground churches. The […]
It has been twenty-one years since you went to be with Jesus. Many more of our family have made that trip since you left us. Every time we lose a family member here on Earth, we mourn their loss. We also know that our family has grown there in Heaven […]
Everyone develops their “life goals” or their career path at some point. I suspect that at least half of us end up in a different place than our plan or via a different route to get there. Some people live one day at a time and do not consider long-term […]
You gave me many wonderful Christmas memories during the years God gave us. I look forward to our times together again. I love you more than ever! Richard