His simple message was, “Keep Hope Alive.”

That message is always relevant.

May he rest in peace!

At the time, we had six kids under the age of eight.

It was Sunday morning Mass.

As we filed into the pew, a lady behind us whispered, “This will be a circus.”

My wife carried a large bag.

It contained six plastic ziplock bags filled with Cheerios.

She also distributed a book for each of the kids.

The last item was a wet washcloth in its own ziplock bag.

My wife, as always, was the ringleader.

We did not disappoint the lady behind us!

LOVE IS:

Visiting the elderly

Staying in touch with your lonely family members

Kirk Gibson opening a facility for those stricken with Parkinsons like him

Saying “I Love You” to your spouse and meaning it

Giving “one on one time” to each of your children

Opening the door for a complete stranger

Finding an opportunity to pay a compliment

LoveingYour Country!

Giving to a legitimate charity

Apologizing for a previous misdeed

Being quick to forgive.

Not taking your blessings for granted.

THANKING GOD!

If not today, when?

When Jessica met Luke at a wedding for the first time, two words reverberated around her head: “That’s it.”

She felt an instant ease with him. A familiarity. Chemistry.

“You always hear, ‘when you know, you know,’” Jessica tells CNN Travel today.

“I never had any real experience with that myself until we met.”

As for Luke, he says he can “barely remember” life before meeting Jessica.

It was so overwhelming, so exciting, so inevitable.

Today, he can’t really connect with the twentysomething version of him that didn’t know her. (CNN)

Where did all the time go?

30,295 days!

How many did I spend wisely?

How many in some foolish pursuit?

Am I any wiser after being an active part of the human experience all these years?

Will I pass on what I’ve learned to our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren?

Or, will each and every one have to seek a direction best suited to them?

I hope my blogs will at least give them issues worth considering!

If not today, when?

CNN’s Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten has a warning for those married to the idea of blowing their budget on a dream wedding:

You may be raising the odds of a divorce.

The numbers tell us in marriage – as in life – there is real value in compromise.

Take Heed!

Yes, she broke her ACL in a race leading up to this year’s Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

Yes, she decided to wrap her leg and compete anyway.

Yes, 13 seconds after her start, she hit a gate, and broke her left leg.

Yes, while in the helicopter on the way to the hospital, she was cheering for Breezy Johnson.

Breezy, a fellow American teammate, won GOLD in the downhill that day.

Lindsey has pushed the downhill to it’s limits throughout her career.

And she has PAID THE PRICE with too many injuries to count.

They always have a helicopter ready when she’s on the slopes!

Radiology jobs are projected to grow faster than roles in other areas as the field continues to embrace the tech.

“(AI) is not only not replacing those workers, but it’s actually increasing the amount of work they can do.

It is increasing demand for their services,” said Jack Karsten, a research fellow at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology.

“That’s sort of a bright future that the tech industry can point to as far as this is AI doing good in the economy.”

Today, radiologists are using AI to help figure out which scans to prioritize, enhance image quality and assist with summarizing reports, according to Dr. Chen. (CNN)

(Psalm 112)

Would you agree that we are seeing an increase of DARKNESS in our world?

The biggest DARKNESS I see is our children who are struggling in today’s society.

The 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey revealed very troubling statistics.

Parents must be the light in their children’s DARKNESS.

They have to spend more 1 on 1 time with their kids.

AND the parent must do more LISTENING than talking!

If not today, when?

I think it’s a good idea to take a personal inventory from time to time.

This is one of those times.

HAVE/WANT

Loving Relationships ————————————– ——- ——–

Your Health—————————————————— —— ——–

Health of Loved Ones—————————————- ——– ——-

Financial Security——————————————– ——- ——–

Future Employability—————————————– —— ——–

This is a simple tool to take inventory,.