During the first year after I graduated high school in Texas I worked at a lumberyard in Kansas. And one of my bosses there took his family to a dude ranch in Colorado for their summer vacation. I thought about that this morning after seeing a short video clip of a ranch in Colorado. And it occurred to me, what would be the number … Read the rest…
Category Archives: for dreamers
I could make this more complicated, but my story is pretty basic. I’ve always been a dreamer and and an optimist. This world can beat down dreams and optimism. But I don’t depend on this world for my inspiration. And I don’t depend on this world for esteem. And even if it sounds old-fashioned and out-of-touch, I believe in and trust God. He’s the … Read the rest…
Dreamers are often misunderstood. They’re thought of as eccentric, lazy, or knucklehead pie-in-the-sky chasers. As much as I might disagree on a certain level, I still understand it. After all, a lot of dreamers appear to be in a fog a lot of the time. Maybe it’s too much sugar from all that pie in the sky. Have you ever heard someone say this? … Read the rest…
Hey, why don’t you mind your own business? And for that matter, why don’t I mind mine? I think you and I both know the answer. Right? How can you mind your own business in this age of the internet? Yeah, if you’re gonna be “sociable,” don’t be surprised if you find yourself sort of minding somebody else’s business. Especially since they’ve got it … Read the rest…
8 billion people on the Earth. And just about every one of them dreams. Because dreaming is free. So, it’s affordable for just about anybody. But here’s the thing. Dreaming is free, but it’s also not mass produced. In other words, no two people will dream the exact same dream. Because no two people share the exact same brain or thoughts in those brains. … Read the rest…
Is the moon approximately 400 times smaller than the sun? Yes. And that’s not just cool. It’s also on purpose. Because the Son of God made it that way. And not only is the moon smaller by that much… It’s also about 400 times closer to the earth than the sun. And again that’s on purpose for the same reason I mentioned before. Check … Read the rest…
One time, back in my full-time musician days, as my band set up to play for an evening crowd in Denver, I made a good, clean humor pun about something. I don”t even remember what it was. But a guy, who helped set up the gear said, “Ooh, a pun! Those are the lowest form of humor.” I immediately replied, “I suppose if you … Read the rest…