Monthly Archives: December 2011

Milestone Friday

Posted on December 30, 2011 by David N. Walker

Today is Milestone Friday at Life List Club. We all blog today about our progress on our goals. We also all give away gifts on Milestone Friday. I’ll draw one name from among those who comment on today’s blog and … Continue reading →

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Grandkids

Posted on December 28, 2011 by David N. Walker

A smile never increases in price or decreases in value. Spending Christmas at my daughter’s house got me to thinking about how my grandsons have changed through the years. Sharon & me with kids & grandkids in 2007 My oldest … Continue reading →

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Slanting the News

Posted on December 23, 2011 by David N. Walker

A smile never increases in price or decreases in value. Slanting the News The U. S. Senate recently passed a stopgap bill to extend President Obama’s cut in the Social Security withholding tax, leaving it at 4.2% instead of the … Continue reading →

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Our Society Yesterday and Today

Posted on December 21, 2011 by David N. Walker

A smile never increases in price or decreases in value. The other day I while was visiting with my 95 year-old mother, she made a statement I’ve come to believe was truly profound. Since her normal conversation is limited to … Continue reading →

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Erica

Posted on December 19, 2011 by David N. Walker

A smile never increases in price or decreases in value. Erica You can find the extraordinary in ordinary people if you just keep your eyes open for it. Here’s one of them. Erica is one of my mother’s caregivers. At … Continue reading →

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A Letter To My Sixteen Year Old Self by Jess Witkins

Posted on December 16, 2011 by David N. Walker

A smile never increases in price or decreases in value. Today it’s my privilege to host a guest blog by Jess Witkins, cofounder of the Life List Club. The last time Jess graced my site, you readers made her post … Continue reading →

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Age Perspective

Posted on December 14, 2011 by David N. Walker

What does age mean to you? When I was growing up, my grandparents were ancient. They were only in their fifties in my early memories, but they were OLD. When my parents got to their fifties, they weren’t nearly as … Continue reading →

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Women

Posted on December 12, 2011 by David N. Walker

I originally wrote this as a comment on one of the pieces in my upcoming book of devotional and inspirational stories. The more I thought about it, though, the more I wanted you to get to read it now, so … Continue reading →

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Christmas Angel

Posted on December 9, 2011 by David N. Walker

Today I have the privilege of hosting Karlene Petitt, an airline pilot and accomplished writer. Enjoy her post and then skip over to her site, Flight To Success, and read my guest post there. She’s so may light years ahead … Continue reading →

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Riding the Rails

Posted on December 7, 2011 by David N. Walker

It amazes me sometimes to think about the things we take for granted in today’s world. We talk, text or email people around the world from a little device we carry in our pockets. We scroll through hundreds of channels … Continue reading →

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