Bad First Date Edition: 5 Surefire Ways to Make a Dash for the Door From the list of many first dates, one first date stands out. It stands out because it is a winner —A winner in bad first dates. That’s one story that most of us don’t want a do over for. You want to distant yourself from the night when your head began to pound, not from the drinks, but from the person>>>
How to Master Time in 6 Simple Steps “Tick-tock, there goes the clock, how much time have we wasted today?” The popular nursery rhyme with a few minor additions speaks the dilemma we face when something needs to be completed pronto, but time is running short, leaving our stomach in knots. When you are squeezed in for time and the deadline is near, the pressure to complete it falls on your shoulders. Now, you are>>>
Classic Insights: I love first graders Today’s Humor… 1st grade school teacher had twenty-six students in her class. She presented each child in her classroom the 1st half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It’s hard to believe these were actually done by first graders Their insight may surprise you. While reading, keep in mind that these are first-graders, 6-year-olds, because the last one>>>
Cost of raising Children I have seen repeatedly the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way. It’s nice, really nice The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn’t even touch college tuition. But $160,140 isn’t so bad if>>>
Tough Times Never Last; Tough People Do Author: Robert Schuller My daughter Carol lost her leg in a motorcycle accident in 1978. At the time, Mrs. Schuller and I were in Korea. On the long trip back to Iowa, I searched for the right thing to say. What would my first words to Carol be? When we arrived at the hospital, I was shocked. Carol lay in her bed in intensive care, her body bruised,>>>
