Author Archives: Jim Gleason

I am amazed by the skill and courage that it takes to excel on the balance beam in gymnastics. The gymnasts perform intricate feats at great risk. I don’t know how they do it, but I do know that they have to keep their eyes on the target and can’t become distracted by the noiseContinue reading “Balance Beam”

Right now I have a high number of painful red spots on my face. I am highly susceptible to skin cancer and have many precancerous spots on my face and two confirmed cancer growths on my arm. The doctor recommended a chemotherapy cream for my face. It is strong stuff. My face feels like aContinue reading “Product of Trials”

We all seek protection of many types. We buy insurance to offset medical costs, automobile damage, home repairs, and long term disabilities. We run home as quickly as possible to seek the safety and comfort of familiar surroundings when we have a bad day. We go to court to protect what we feel is rightfullyContinue reading “My Refuge”

If you are like me, you periodically come across obstacles that seem too great to overcome. I have been given job assignments that I don’t feel qualified to do. I have faced life situations that I have no idea how to handle. I have questions for which I can see no answer. The world tellsContinue reading “Overcoming”

At a very early age we learn to ask for things. The baby moves its head reflexively to find mother’s milk. The infant is constantly asking for food and toys. We put a child in Santa’s lap in the mall, so that the child can ask Santa for what is truly desired at Christmas. SomeContinue reading “Unselfish Prayers”