Getting to the Root of the Matter

  In our current society, we often have the “every man for himself” mentality. We seem to focus so much on what we can do for ourselves that we often do not leave any room to consider what we can do for others. Imagine how much richer and more fulfilling our lives would be if […]

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What do you Need in 2014?

  “That fierce imprisonment in the self is but the obverse of the self-giving which is absolute reality.” C.S. Lewis After returning to the U.S in May of 2013 I struggled almost every day as I attempted to replace Want with Need. No matter how often I tried to embrace a life of only need […]

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It’s About Control…….and an Invitation

  Let’s face it we are living in a desert that can claim us at any moment. We just don’t have any real control over the outcomes of our lives. I have also come to the conclusion that desire and control are at the root of all human sorrow. When we can not have or […]

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The Sun always sets

As the month of November draws to a close, another Orchid campaign ends, and out partner profile prepares to change I am reminded that the Sun always sets. It sets if it is obscured by clouds, rain or snow and whether or not we can see it’s fiery departure. In Nepal I saw a lot […]

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Are you in over your head?

When someone asks us that question a lot of considerations come to mind. The answer is in fact different for each and every human being on the planet. In the West we would likely consider how many things we have purchased on credit like a home or car or new TV or private school. We […]

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Lincoln Said it best

When Thanksgiving became our national holiday there were no Black Fridays or Cyber Mondays although the skies were indeed black with the smoke and gunpowder covering the fields of the civil war. Lincoln knew that in spite of his stand with the Union in the military conflict the hurt and sorrow being inflicted across the […]

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Get Real…This is no crisis

I have been blessed to travel the world for a year and return with some assets intact, a woman who thinks I’m not crazy and a son on the way. Sure, I have no job, I’m scared as heck and completely confused why in God’s name I would be leaving a perfect 10 of fiscal […]

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