“ A  lie can run around the world six times while the truth is still trying to put on its pants” – Mark Twain

I will never forget a parent-teacher conference that I had with the parents of one of the kids in my third grade class many years ago. I was sharing with the parents how their son was showing a consistent pattern of not telling the truth about having his homework done; that rarely had he completed the nightly Math sheet yet he would always say that he had. It was only when I actu...

“ To those of you who received honors, awards, and distinctions, I say well done. To all of you “C” students, you too may one day be president of the United States. – George W. Bush

For the past year or so , it could be said that George W. Bush has been one of the most maligned men in America. He has received the blame for many of the country’s failures whether it is deserved or not. I personally have always liked the guy. One of his great strengths in my opinion is his ability t...

“ The best way for a man to train up a child in the way that he should go is to travel that way himself.” – source unknown

Too bad the individual who penned this particular quote is not known. I say that because he or she was right on the mark. The problem is that even though all of us parents know the complete truth of setting the right examples in life, it is still just so stinkin’ hard to do sometimes isn’t it?

For example, I have never been known to be what is referred to as a...

“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” – Abraham Lincoln

Some of the leading stories in the news this week should cause us all to lose sleep. The alarm bells should be clanging…the neon warning sign should be blinking nonstop. Why?  Because if we do not wake up soon, I am afraid that the wisdom of Abraham Lincoln’s quote above will most definitely become a reality.

Here are some of the incredibl...