Carl Lance

Peace In The Storm

My favorite (only) grandson went with his class to the International Student Convention, in Missouri to compete with Christian schools from around world. This was his first year competing at this level, so my daughter and her family went to cheer him on. My daughter and son-in-law were participants decades ago when they attended the […]

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Graduation

     I attended a High School graduation ceremony this week.  It was a celebration of accomplishment and achievement for the honorees.  Though it marks the end of their high school education, it is really the beginning of the rest of their life.  It is an important achievement because that education will affect everything they try

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Very Important People

     This week the news was filled with stories of the important people who are visiting the capital of the most powerful country in the world.  Millions have been spent on security and every move has been planned to make sure the visits are successful.  When people are greeted with this much fanfare by the

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A Real Life

     I was working on one of my stories when I heard Cindy Morgan singing about a “real life” and it reminded me of one of my managers at work who mentioned that she goes to bed early “maybe because I don’t have a life.”  I’m sure that healthy, attractive, and successful lady does have

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By Another Name

     Back in the 80s an American car company came out with a modestly priced car that was supposed to compete with the quality of foreign models. Unfortunately, it suffered from the same quality problems the company’s cars were well known for. Trying to pass off that same “cheap” car as something better, they dressed

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