Author Archives: Jim Gleason

After listening to me for hours, a counselor once told me that I always take the hard road. She didn’t mean that as a compliment. I have a long history of choosing the more difficult way of working through things. I don’t do it on purpose, it’s just the choices I make. One of myContinue reading “The Way of Faith”

When we are in the midst of trouble, one of the questions we want answered is “when will this end?” If we are ill, we look forward to seeing good health again. If we struggling financially, we try to look to an horizon of relief. If we are experiencing relationship challenges, we hope for reconciliation.Continue reading “When Will This End?”

When my son was very young, we would watch baseball games on television together. He would also come to watch my softball games. I would toss him a plastic ball and he would imitate the players on television, matching their stance and swing. One of his favorite things to do was to stand at oneContinue reading “Imitating the Father”

What gets you going each morning? What keeps you going throughout the day? Is it your drive to succeed? How about an urge to make a lot of money? Perhaps you are an artist and the desire to create drives your internal engine. Maybe it’s only the coffee that moves you because nothing else does.Continue reading “Daily Motivation”

Last night we watched our grandson play varsity football. He started for the first time and it was awesome to watch his enthusiasm. It was a very close game that came down to the last drive. Our grandson’s team won on a field goal. What is the difference between winning and losing between two closelyContinue reading “High School Football”