“Wicked Tuna” is a show I watch sometimes on the National Geographic station. Now, if you know anything about Filipinos, you know we love our fish. While watching this show I was impressed with the way the captain and his crew were fully prepared for whatever would happen next. These men put every bit of their physical and mental strength into the task of catching the Blue-fin tuna, a profitable fish worth a lot of money. They traveled far from the safety of the shorelin

When I attended elementary school there was a real pecking order on the play ground. You better have your circle of friends or else. You did not want to be the straggler, left without the protection of the pack. It was painful to see students desperately try to find a friend. Some tried to buy the friendship of others by giving away the best foods from their lunch or giving them the best place in line. I was one of the lucky ones because I grew up with a true friend. In f

I want to give a shout out to the inventor of the GPS system! It has lightened our travel burden on many vacations. Before GPS it was my job to give directions to the driver. I guess that makes me the GPS of years gone by. Which is great, if you’re not “directionally challenged”. I admit this freely, I am absolutely useless when it comes to reading a map! And yes, my husband would like to use paper maps over a GPS every time. On our recent vacation to the west coast of Mich

This is the big question everyone asks at some point in their life. You either come to some sort of a cross roads that requires a decision to be made or you just don’t know which direction to go in your life. In high school, I remember asking God this question just about everyday. I wasn’t sure what He wanted to do with my life or which direction to go after I graduated. I was at a crossroads. After God asked Abraham to move his family in faith to a land He promised, Lot and