Words from Colorado

      I miss my dad! Another Father’s day is days away and will soon be departing, until the third Sunday in June, 2013. What is it that made him so unforgettable…the dad that I continue to miss, even though heaven has been his home since October of 1980? Integrity - A man of his word, he did what he said he would. If he had agreed to do something, anything really, he would. That’s increasingly rare today! Grit- He was tenacious, overcoming a debilitating stroke, (at the age of 36) to build a hauling business from the ground up, with my faithful mother at his side, and three reluctant kids as his only “ Hired Help” in the early years! That business, provided for our family, but that business would have never been anything without his true grit! I often have thought would I, could I…arise from the ashes of a profound, personal, physical reversal …and have the “Grit” to believe that something beyond what I could imagine was waiting, beyond my extr...

           Recently Laura and I were in Jackson Wyoming for her successful shoulder surgery. While there we were able to take a ride by covered wagon into the mountains and have a meal with a hundred plus other people prepared on Dutch ovens, followed by a country concert, with audience participation and lots of laughter, provided by the Bar T Five Ranch in Jackson. While bouncing along the trail (the wagon wheels were actually tires) I noticed some interesting things. 1.They seemed genuinely glad we were there, from the first cowgirl who welcomed us as we drove in, to the last, glad you came and whoop and a holler! 2.The staff was very organized; no need was not met from refilling the drinks, to walking with the elderly up the trail to where supper was served. 3.Even though their service i.e. business…. deals with thousands of tourists each summer and has for more than thirty years, they had the amazing ability to make you feel like ...