From December 16, 1944 through mid-Jan 1945, Allied forces resisted a heavy German offensive in what became known as the “Battle of the Bulge.” This was the most serious and determined offensive launched by the Germans on the western front, following the successful Allied D-Day Normandy landings in June of 1944. Initially successful, the German attack would eventually be thwarted by stubborn Allied resistance. Right in the thick of the fighting was a young, newly married James Gibson — my grandfather! An infantry sergeant, my Grandpa would win the Silver Star for bravery during...
Are you satisfied with your life? Most people would have to say “no” to that question. What can you do to improve your life and achieve happiness? Here’s the Sobering Reality…You have only one life and there is no restart button. This isn’t a video game, where you can earn bonus lives through the accumulation of points or where you can simply load up a new game if things start to go badly. This is it. You have one life. What are you going to do with yours? It’s at this realization that some people just throw up their hands and resign themselves to mediocrity or disappointment....
Many people search the Internet or scour book stores and libraries for information that will help them achieve success in life. And for all their searching, very few come away with a clear road map on how to get there. The most important ingredient required to achieve success in life is…DIRECTION. There’s a biblical proverb that says: “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” The great motivational speaker, Zig Ziglar, says that there are two kinds of people in life — “wandering generalities” and “meaningful specifics.” Those who have...
As a teenager, I was deeply insecure. In addition to a bad case of acne, I was skinny and not very athletic. My interests were different from many of the other kids at school. I was more often than not outside the “cool” crowd. And from about sixth grade through ninth grade, I was the class reject and wimp! It was a miserable time in my life. Then came high school, and things (slowly) began to improve, but I carried my deep insecurity with me, well into college. When I began to seriously date a girl (my first real girlfriend), I was so insecure that I couldn’t handle her complimenting...
