by Walter Penning | Nov 7, 2014 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
My girls – I have elaborated at length in the past about my daughters. And why not? I have been blessed with a houseful of beautiful young women. I honestly never imagined such. As a young father, I expected something closer to the Brady Bunch kind of ratio. Our...
by Walter Penning | Nov 5, 2014 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
When I was a young man, a boy really, my family moved from the city to fulfill the dream of my mother to live in the country. There were many challenges. We experienced miracles regularly in my home when I was growing up. Surprised? No. Grateful. Absolutely. And this...
by Walter Penning | Oct 29, 2014 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I loved the movie Meet the Mormons. If you haven’t seen the flick, I am not going to spoil it for you. But knowing how much I enjoyed it, you probably think I want to tell you all about it. I don’t. You can see it for yourself and decide how you feel. What I loved...
by Walter Penning | Oct 22, 2014 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
When I was a boy, I used to mimic a Dial soap commercial. Maybe you remember it, too. It went something like “Aren’t you glad you use Dial? Don’t you wish everybody did?” I thought I was so funny. I was just a little kid. There are many, many more ad...
by Walter Penning | Oct 15, 2014 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Dear Family, I love to write. My escape from the mundane, drudgery, monotony, and the world of boredom is a blank sheet of paper. There I can make time come alive. I can repair what’s broken, celebrate the good, and mend what needs fixing. For me, even in my weakness...