The sun is shining outside, my heart is beating, the air conditioning is keeping me cool in a hot day in the middle of September. I open our refrigerator and there is food. As a matter of fact, more food than what we need. I’m rich. No, my 401K portfolio is not nearly close to what it needs to be for retirement; my children’s college savings plan looks pretty skimpy at the moment. We don't drive the latest model car and we have spent many vacation days around our hometown. Still, believe me, we Continue Reading
A Reflection on a Famous Man’s Dying Wish {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
“My first desire is that my physicians alone must carry my coffin.” After a pause, he continued, “Secondly, I desire that when my coffin is being carried to the grave, the path leading to the graveyard be strewn with gold, silver and precious stones that I have collected in my treasury.” After resting for a few minutes, he continued: “My third and last wish is that both my hands be kept dangling out of my coffin.” Alexander the Great had three dying wishes. At the age of 32, this man had Continue Reading
