Stories of Hope

New Service Opportunity This week’s story begins with my trip to Camping World to take Cassidy some lunch. As I was walking up to the door, I recognized a familiar face coming out to greet me. Her name is Hillary, and her daughter was on the 5th grade girls basketball team with Cassidy that Justin…

Moving On I would like to tell you about two special events that happened to me this week. Thursday night Shelley High School requested two limousines so they could reward the honor society with a night out. I found out in previous years it was customary to take them to the State Capitol in Boise…

Social Media Arguing This week’s story is about someone’s response to a post I put on Social media. Let me just say I thought it was quite humorous. There was a headline quoting a doctor that recommended wearing four masks. I put the headline in the post and added this: I would like to do…

Happy Valentine’s Day 2021 Let me start this week’s story with a conversation I had with Kristi this week. She asked me a question about a group text my sister Patty sent out. I wasn’t able to answer because I hadn’t paid enough attention to the text Patty sent. Kristi then jokingly asked me if…

Happy Groundhog Day 2021 I will begin this week’s story by sharing my favorite scene from the movie “Groundhog Day” with Bill Murray. If you haven’t watched this movie, I will simply say, “Shame on You!” Your assignment for next week is to watch this movie. (There is the possibility of a pop quiz!) When…

Back to Normal?  Well, my faithful readers, we are almost through our first month in 2021. Are we ever going to get back to some resemblance of normal? I would like to say we are, but that would be the same as saying 2021 couldn’t be worse than 2020. It’s a definite way to jinx…

Another Inspirational Cancer Patient    This week’s story is about another generous cancer patient. A local business held a fundraiser for the Foundation and raised a little over $600. I contacted Teton Cancer Institute and told them I wanted to send them three blank checks for $200 each. I asked them to find three cancer…

Inspirational Cancer Patient Before we start, I want to share a nice feel-good interaction I had earlier this year when I went to the Dollar Store. This is how the conversation went when I walked in at 8:15am. Cashier: “I’m sorry sir, the first hour is reserved for Senior Citizens.” Me: “I’m going to be…

Happy Birthday Justin Before I talk about the title of this week’s story, I want to condemn the small group of the Capitol protesters that turned the protest into damage and violence. I have also condemned the small groups in the BLM protests that turned those protests into damage and violence. I think we can…

Happy New Year 2021    Well, my faithful readers, we made it to 2021! To properly appreciate this, let us review the past 12 months that was 2020. Here is a list of my top three topics for our country and the top three for myself. The Covid Apocalypse arrives I think it is safe…