Stories of Hope

Toastmasters Night To begin this story, I will start by letting anyone know that one of my main goals is to be a motivational speaker. I especially would like to deliver speeches to middle and high school students. I feel I have a good message to deliver, but also realize I need some guidance and…

A Global Tragedy For this week’s story, I would like to address the horrible war that is going on in Ukraine. It is a horrifying example of wickedness and evil. It terrifies me to think a vile and wicked man is able to start this atrocity and have the majority of a nation condone it.…

New Job Description I am enjoying my job as a dealer development consultant. It has given me an opportunity to meet with a lot of equipment dealers and work with them on solving some of the issues they are dealing with. It has also allowed me the opportunity to make some great contacts that can…

The Utah Jazz Game If you read last week’s story, you will remember me telling you that for Valentine’s Day, Kristi got us tickets to go to the Utah Jazz vs. Dallas Maverick’s game. If you did not read last week’s story, you had better have a darn good reason why not! When Kristi told…

Happy Valentine’s Day 2022 Part Two Since Kristi is so much nicer and more generous than me, this week’s story will be about her main Valentine’s Day present to me. I needed to say “Main” because she always does so much for me on the holidays. This Valentine’s Day was no exception. Kristi did a…

Happy Valentine’s Day 2022 Let’s start this week’s story with some funny Valentine’s Day quotes. Roses are red, the grass is green, take me out for Valentine’s dinner, or I will create a scene! Remember, your Valentine’s card shows you care enough to send the very best, even though you’re too lazy to put it…

World Ag Expo The World Ag Expo is a three-day event that is held in Tulare California. I have heard so much about it over the years, and I have always wanted to attend. This year, my boss said she would not be able to attend and said that I should go instead. “You will…

Happy Groundhog Day 2022    If I understand it correctly, if the groundhog comes out of his burrow and sees it’s shadow due to clear skies, it means there will be six more weeks of winter. If it doesn’t see it’s shadow due to cloudy skies, it means there will be an early spring. Unfortunately,…

Martin Luther King Last Monday we celebrated Martin Luther King Day. MLK’s birthday was made a national holiday in 1986 to honor the late Mr. King and his crusade for civil rights It is inspiring to think about his actions and his courage. Especially when it wasn’t very popular at the time. Mr. King wanted…

Christmas Log 2021 I will start with a little background on Christmas Log, for the readers who are not familiar with it. It started around thirty years ago, when Ryan was watching a tv show called Ren & Stimpy. There was a satirical commercial about giving your children “Log” as a present. You could give…