Musings at Altitude

I’m sitting in my home office this morning with the window open, the chatter of the birds surrounding the house, the warmth of the sun now beaming through the windows, and a cool and gentle breeze that can be felt and heard as it passes over the candles that I have lit. Out the front […]

I’ve been very blessed to be home more than gone this year, and I really enjoy spending those quiet moments with Denise and sharing our evenings and weekends together.  In our 26+ years of marriage, I’ve been gone more than I’ve been home, so we’ve learned to cherish the reunions and also truly enjoy those times […]

Many of us have heard the old Chinese curse, “may you live in interesting times.”  Unfortunately, many of us may actually believe we’re living under that curse today!  I certainly do on the days that I’m enmeshed in bureaucracy and seemingly glued to my current place and time with no apparent prospect for any form […]

I’m on the road, and every evening when I get to my hotel room I turn on the TV, scan the news channels and sit down and smile as I see all the incredible signs of “authority with no accountability” (AWNA) and remember back to so many other examples of AWNA throughout my career.  I see AWNA in our […]

I’ve been up close to some very powerful people in my life.  Those include leaders of nations, leaders of Fortune 100 companies, leaders of large military organizations, and even billionaires who had lost millions and made millions in their lives.  Each of these people had what some would say is “ultimate power”…they could make decisions […]

Many people believe that “bad things happen in 3’s”.  My wife is one of them.  When a celebrity dies, she starts her count, and she assumes that two more will die quickly once one is announced in the news.  Most of the time she’s right, and when that 4th one dies, the 3-count starts over […]

We had a wonderful service at church today which started with the hymn, “How Great Thou Art”.  I started smiling as we finished the first verse and chorus and moved into the second verse, because that says in a nutshell what I truly feel when I’m staring into or up on the mountains: When through […]

It’s staggering how quickly babies grow. Here’s then (just under 7 months ago): And here’s now (just over a week ago): Wouldn’t it be cool if all of us changed equally as fast throughout our lives?  And what we were just six months ago may be very different than who and what we are today? […]

We went up into the mountains today to view God’s magnificent creation, to find serenity, and to go snow tubing.  We accomplished all 3, and I wanted to share these pictures with you: And the fun wasn’t limited to the teenagers.  Denise and I also went up and down the hill enough times to make […]

Words can’t describe my feelings when I watch and listen to this video. Amazing Grace Chills.  Tears.  Thanks.  Wonderful grace.  Love.  Smiles.