Faith like a child

Faith like a child

When calamity of some description strikes near our loved ones, or where some of our loved ones might have been affected, we want news. News that they are all right. News that they are safe. The hours between first hearing of the ‘event’ and finally hearing from loved...
The glory of parking spots

The glory of parking spots

I’ve had a wake-up call. I didn’t even know I was asleep to this, but, reflecting a bit, I see that culture has invaded my thinking in subtle ways, under-the-radar ways. We talk about the ‘me first’ phenomenon but I thought that was a generation after me. But no. For...
No step overlooked

No step overlooked

Construction project managers are gifted people who are capable of seeing a completed building before there’s even a hole in the ground or before one piece of building material arrives on site. It’s like they work backward in their minds from the finished project to...
The chain of command

The chain of command

Not being a meteorologist and having abandoned hopes of ‘getting’ what I’ve read, here are my non-scientist thoughts about what a thunderstorm is – with the usual apologies. It has something to do with hot air blowing up and coming in contact with different air...
Why is the learning curve so steep?

Why is the learning curve so steep?

I’m reminded of the phrase ‘Still we are learning.” This is in relation how we react when we are interrupted, and not just interrupted, but unalterably so. Yesterday, on a trip to Kansas, a connecting flight was cancelled due to severe thunderstorms. Cancelled. Full...