by Walter Penning | Sep 2, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
When I was a little kid, Donny Osmond was popular. I didn’t really like him at the time—admittedly, it wasn’t really the cool thing for a youngster of my gender to do—but the girls went nuts over him. I remember covertly watching the Donny and Marie Show...
by Nanette ONeal | Aug 9, 2015 | Nanette O'Neal: Morning Devotional
My nephew’s high school football coach was a great motivator. He used an abbreviation to rally the team together during practices and for each game. The abbreviation was F.A.M.I.L.Y. It stood for, “Forget about me. I love you.” The letters spell family—the highest and...
by Walter Penning | Jul 15, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
This is the time of year when we hear accolades of the great fathers everywhere. And that is totally appropriate and warranted. Fathers teach great lessons that can’t be learned as efficiently anywhere else. We all have stories of dad giving a piece of advice,...
by Walter Penning | Jul 8, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
A pad of post it notes costs somewhere around a buck, or perhaps the price of a single note is somewhere around a penny. Roughly. But consider the value it can afford. Bear with me while I share the following true story: My fiftieth birthday started just like every...
by Walter Penning | Jul 2, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I have been working on a family project of sorts capturing events and personal histories meaningful to our family. These stories and pictures bring back such memories. You know that I always felt my dad was an incredibly wise man. I think many of us saw that in my...
