This Thank You Thursday is devoted to the little things. Things we might be thankful for everyday but that we usually take for granted. We shouldn’t need a special day for this, but I do appreciate that Thanksgiving has a way of making us pause and be grateful for family and friends, our health, our… Read More
If you’re one of Shannon Weber’s Superheroes, it’s likely you’ve been ‘caped’. I first read about Shannon in a blog posted by one of my favorite wordies, Seth Goddin. Shannon runs a blog called LoveYou2.org and among other things, she’s an artist, a lover of life and maker of heroes. Shannon introduces San Francisco’s local… Read More
This past Saturday there was a massive fire in an apartment complex under construction in the town of Gilbert, AZ. This site is surrounded by heavily occupied residential neighborhoods. businesses and town offices. The fire evolved into a 5 alarm event and according to Arizona News12 over 100 firefighters responded. A large number of police… Read More
One week ago today, U.S. Army Veteran Brandon Jenkins was inadvertently caught in the destructive path of a local criminal. The motorcycle he purchased after his recent deployment in Afghanistan, was driven over and destroyed in a senseless act of road rage. Fortunately Mr. Jenkins was not seriously injured, but another victim who’s car was… Read More
Our next door neighbor Katie was about 5 when we moved in and we watched her grow into a remarkable young lady. Katie’s family has always had good reason to be proud of her, but this week the entire city of Gilbert can be proud as well. Katie has been working with Operation Welcome Home… Read More
We’ve cited GoodNewsNetwork.org as a source in several of our Thank You Thursday posts in the past. It’s one of our favorite websites and we visit every chance we get. They’ve been around since 1997 and their contention is that “good news itself is not in short supply; the broadcasting of it is“. We firmly… Read More
