Musings at Altitude

Tuesday’s are tough for me.  Always a minimum of 5 hours in meetings.  Most of the time, 3 or 4 of those hours are on the phone, with very few if any breaks.  And it’s incredibly tough for me to stay focused. So I’m grateful when I’m in my office in Colorado Springs and I […]

Folks all over are praying now more than ever…praying for our country…praying for jobs…praying because of jobs…praying because of sickness or health concerns…and praying for something to smile about. But we need to be careful about what we pray for…sometimes our prayers are answered in very unexpected ways. A number of years ago, a friend […]

It took 51 hours to drive home from Houston.  This was about 24 hours longer than usual, as we got held up in Wichita Falls, Texas, waiting for the highways to open after a fast moving blizzard blocked all the roads that would have taken us back into Colorado.  Fortunately, we found a hotel with […]

Adverse conditions are affecting people I know all over this country: Volcanic ash in Anchorage Avalanche near Anchorage Blizzard Conditions in Colorado, New Mexico, and Northwest Texas Thunderstorms in Houston Flooding in North Dakota Storms and Flooding in Biloxi, MS Sand Storms in Iraq And for us personally, we’re stuck in Wichita Falls, TX, right now with […]

My Bible reading today took me into Psalm 136.  I’m reading from The Message, which is a very modern translation of the Bible.  But this chapter really caused me to think: Thank God! He deserves your thanks, His love never quits. Thank the God of all gods, His love never quits. Thank the Lord of […]

This has been an incredibly busy day, with every possible minute filled up with either conference calls or meetings.  And just after lunch, I had exactly 7 minutes from the time I got in the car till the time I needed to initiate the conference call that would occupy my time all the way to […]

I sat down this morning for my Bible reading and prayer time, and my journey through the Old Testament has brought me to Psalms 121.  Verses 1 and 2 say this: I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills From whence cometh my help My help cometh from the Lord, Which made heaven and […]

When I arrived in New Orleans today, I quickly went to the rental car shuttle, got to the lot, and heard those dreaded words come out of the agent’s mouth – “Sir, will a full size sedan be ok?”  At the risk of scaring her if I screamed, “NO!!!!!”, I quietly said instead, “Do you have […]

I’m all packed.  The travel bag is by the door.  The backpack is fully loaded with those essentials for at altitude serenity.  And I’m on my 4th cup of coffee. I’m ready about a half hour early, which is very unusual for me, and quite frankly, I’m struggling with what to do.  I can’t dive […]

At the risk of life, I’ve mentioned before that my wife has been going through pre-menopausal symptoms.  She’ll wake up in the middle of the night just radiating heat.  She’ll then throw the comforter off when it’s 20 degrees outside with the window open and I’m in the fetal position under her blankets and mine […]