When you dream…         do you dream?
When I dream…  What stops me from following?

I am a visionary.  I am a person who dreams often.  I am a person who loves to dream and think things through.  Do you follow your dreams?

No.

What stops us from our dreams?  The main reason if most always fear. The fear of the unknown, the fear of hearing NO.  The fear of others…

In life we must face our fear.  We must pursue our dreams, our vision.  We must follow our dreams passionately with everything we have.  If you never try, you already have failed.

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may be revealed in our mortal body.

2 Corinthians 4:7-11

Books I currently have on my Kindle or in paperback.

It is time to take life up a notch. Whatever you do, give it your best!
Simple.

I flew to Calgary, Alberta Friday afternoon and went to the ordination service of my friend Eddie. The service was very good as one would expect from an ordination service.

For me it was very good to see many friends from the past and to get reacquainted with so many people. I was only in Calgary less than a day but saw so many good friends.

Calgary as usual in June is beautiful! Everything was very green and the air was crisp and clean. My hotel room faced the Calgary Olympic Park, ski jumps and ski hill. Very nice!

Wish I had more than just a dozen waking hours to spend with my friends, but it was great to get at least that much time.

Losing a baby is tough. I know, that isn’t groundbreaking. What makes it tougher is the roller coaster of emotions.

You don’t only have to worry about yourself a bit, but you have to be focused on those around you. Everyone experiences this tome after the death of a baby different.

It is very hard to handle this and at times even though I am trying, I am not as good as I want to be at recognizing and helping others go through the healing process.

I know that fortunately we have God who is there to comfort, and this is a promise we must lean on, not only for our self, but those around us who are suffering as well.

This just can’t be good.

The devastation has been widespread throughout Guatemala with mudslides destroying homes and buildings and burying some victims. At least nine rivers have dramatically higher levels and 13 bridges have collapsed, the nation’s emergency services said.

In the northern part of Guatemala City, the downpour created a giant sinkhole that swallowed up a space larger than the area of a street intersection.

Wouldn’t like to see one of these in downtown Los Angeles.

No, definitely not a good thing.