Gladys Aylward, Missionary to China – Small Woman but Big Life – Faith Stories You Won’t Forget Series

  Gladys Aylward’s Long Journey to the Mission Field per Wikipedia Background Gladys May Aylward (24 February 1902 – 3 January 1970) was a British evangelical Christian missionary to China, whose story was told in the book, The Small Woman, by Alan Burgess, published in 1957. In 1958, the story was made into the film […]

Ways To Raise Your Kids To Be Contributors

Are You Predominantly a Contributor or a Consumer? The answer to this question by a parent forms the most powerful influence that you pass on to your children. Gulp! In today’s two working parent homes it is much more difficult than a couple of generations ago to set the example for our children that we […]

Joni Eareckson Tada – A Unique COVID-19 Testimony

We serve a sovereign God. In mid-December, Joni Eareckson Tada, Founder and CEO of Joni and Friends, tested positive for COVID-19. As a quadriplegic of more than 50 years, Joni’s disability and chronic pain have taught her how to carry even this cross.Do you believe that God will never leave you nor forsake you?Do you […]

Is Life Worth Sustaining? Even at Great Cost?

Sustaining a Life Can Be Costly While the story below about life is not current, it is important. Sometimes decisions to do the right thing carry a heavy cost. Ann Myers paid a heavy price when she did the right thing but she didn’t regret her choice. She paid the price of separation from her […]

What is the Purpose of Living? Watch and be Inspired

It Takes Courage to Live with This Purpose I read recently that the most asked deep questions about life are: Who am I? How did I get Here? What is my Purpose? Here is a man, an ordinary young adult, who asked himself, “What is my purpose?” and his life changed radically. Watch.   This […]

Faith Stories You Won’t Forget Series – Billy Graham, The Ripple Effect and Me

On November 7, 2013 Dr. Billy Graham, age 95, preached his last televised sermon. The TV program also included up-to-date testimonies of two young adults who had recently made decisions to put their faith in Jesus Christ in exactly the way Billy Graham personally invited over 200 million people at his crusades to do over […]

Stephanie Nielson – Severe Burn Victim’s Inspiring Story

  Stephanie Nielson has an amazing story. It chronicles the devastating injury to a young wife and mother who was burned in a plane crash over 80% of her body with the worst damage being to her face. Her husband, Christian, was also seriously injured and burned, although not to the same degree.  Stephanie was […]

I am Bailee Madison and I am Second

  Bailee Madison Bailee Rose Madison is now a 20 year old established star in both the in-front-of-the-cameras and behind-the-scenes roles in movies and TV. She started when she was 5 years old! And Bailee has unusual depth of character and faith. She has been encouraged by her mother to view her professional life as […]

My Beautiful Butterfly Photo Gallery – Check It Out

Butterflies in Gorgeous HD – This Blog’s Eye Candy Here are a few samples from the full gallery of 80 high quality HD images. The gallery features a large size slide show. A single right click of any image will display a menu with a variety of copy, save and other options. Enjoy! ​   […]

I am Second – Kathie Lee Gifford

 What is I am Second and Who is Kathie Lee Gifford? There is a unique Christian website iamsecond.com that has a series of monologue videos all filmed against a black background with a white leather chair for the interviewee. The whole modern, “avante-garde” style sets its approach apart from most Christian sites. I am Second means second […]

C. S. Lewis – Christian Giant Who Came “Kicking, Struggling, Resentful”

Intro To many, the name C. S. Lewis is synonymous with The Chronicles of Narnia series of seven fictional novels with subtle Christian themes and principles. Narnia has sold over 100 million copies worldwide. That will increase with the more recent BBC and Disney movie adaptations. To others, C. S. Lewis is a leading twentieth […]

You Are So Beautiful To Me – Not What You Think!

Who Says What Beautiful is Anyway? You Are So Beautiful To Me, is just right for the video that is basically a silent mini-movie story with a musical background piece. It captures your attention and won’t let go! At the end you are disappointed that the clip doesn’t keep going. But you’re not disappointed in […]

Spectacular Birds-of-Paradise HD Videos – You Can’t Stop Watching!

The source is Cornell University’s Ornithology Lab in upstate New York, USA about a three hour drive from my summer home.

Take a look at their introduction to a project of study of the New Guinea Birds of Paradise.

Fantastically filmed video – Travel Alberta – (remember to breathe)!

The Travel Alberta – (remember to breathe) video is unlike any other travel I have ever seen. I have seen a lot of travel videos from tour promos to cultural or educational or historical places and from animals to flowers and landscapes. Some are poorly filmed and don’t really get the intended message across.  Others […]

Choosing The Best Schooling Option for Your Child – Why I Created a (Free) Course About It

Children See. Children Do. Make Your Influence Positive

This is a powerful ad campaign to show adults that children will mimic what they see… especially from people who are supposed to be their role models.

Child’s Definition of Love

What  Does Love Mean?   Courtesy of rogerknapp.com   A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds.  The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined.  See what you think: “When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails […]

Jesus Was Crucified, Buried and Resurrected – But Where?

It was an unbelievably moving experience to stand in the space at each of these locations and contemplate what it must have been like as the events of the Crucifixion, burial and Resurrection unfolded.

Flowers of Israel Slideshow – Memories From Our Holy Land Tour

The Lebanon/Israel border is easy for a tourist to spot: Israel is green and Lebanon is brown! Israel is a land of green fields of flowers and vegetables all grown with a scarcity of water. In addition to food production, Israel has literally blossomed with flowers, flowering shrubs and vines and all kinds of beautiful […]

Want to be Grateful to be Alive? Watch Gratitude by Louie Schwartzberg

Who is Louie Schwartzberg? The TED Talks YouTube Channel includes Gratitude, a wonderful time-lapse video with over 5 million views. The YouTube description of the video is as follows: Uploaded on Jun 11, 2011 Nature’s beauty can be easily missed — but not through Louie Schwartzberg’s lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words […]

Mary Maxwell – Funny Prayer About Aging at Caregiver of the Year Dinner

Laughing With Mary Maxwell – 18 Million YouTube Views Listen carefully and watch her facial expressions as this dear lady, Mary Maxwell,  gives the Invocation at the HomeInstead Caregiver of the Year Dinner. The prayer takes a significant turn at about 1:20. This video is a two-level message. It’s funny and its a reminder about […]

I Like Car – an Extraordinary Story of Sacrificial Giving – by Faith

I Like Car is an extraordinary true story about sacrificial giving. I Like Car is on a great website I discovered called I Like Giving. The site’s About Page includes the following statement. We long for something else. I Like Giving is a non-profit created to inspire a generous world. The website http://ilikegiving.com/ serves as a […]

Underwater with Manu San Felix: Revealing the Sea’s Treasures – Nat Geo

                      “I have the feeling that what I am doing with my camera underwater is affecting               what we are doing to protect the oceans…and that is an incredible feeling!”                      […]

The Honeymooners – Classic TV

  Intro The Honeymooners is surely classic TV. TV is such a vast subject to ponder that I want to focus on one piece – “Classic TV” – the hits of the past and what made them great in a series over the coming months. There are plenty of shows that could appear on a […]