by Rick | Nov 15, 2019 | Blog, Travel
This post was originally posted on January 9, 2013. As I prepare for a return trip, I thought I’d repost this. January 2013: An adventure is something you sit at home in your recliner and wish you were having. However, when you’re having it, you wish you were...
by Rick | Oct 9, 2019 | Blog, Inspirational
How long has it been since you threw a party for you? Have you knocked it out of the park lately but no one, but you, noticed? Throw yourself a party. Seriously, make a list of all the successes you’ve accomplished and throw yourself a party. Don’t wait on...
by Rick | Sep 7, 2019 | Blog, Grandpa Harry Stories, Inspirational
Harry looked at the black and white wedding photo on his night stand as he sat up in bed. Taken more than 70 years earlier, it was the last thing he looked at each night and the first each morning. “Gladys,” he said, picking up the small frame. “I sure wish you were...
by Rick | Aug 16, 2019 | Blog, Inspirational
How many marriage proposals have you heard about that happened at a service project? Well, here is one to warm your heart. Recently, at The “Brighten Your World” Sunshine Team Summit for the nonprofit I work for, The Outreach Program, Donald Dawes proposed to Cara...
by Rick | Aug 7, 2019 | Blog, Grandpa Harry Stories, Inspirational
“Grandpa, why do you have that old saw hanging above your fireplace?” Ethan asked. “It’s kind of old and rusty.” “It’s a trophy,” Harry said. “A trophy? For what? That doesn’t look like trophy I’ve ever seen. It just looks like an old saw like you have out in the...
